Armenian Declaration of Independence marks 20 years

August 23, 2010 - 10:34 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - August 23 marks the 20th anniversary of Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Armenia.

The Declaration reads that “Aware of its historic responsibility for the destiny of the Armenian people engaged in the realization of the aspirations of all Armenians and the restoration of historical justice; Proceeding from the principles of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and the generally recognized norms of international law; Exercising the right of nations to free self-determination; Based on the December 1, 1989, joint decision of the Armenian SSR Supreme Council and the Artsakh National Council on the "Reunification of the Armenian SSR and the Mountainous Region of Karabakh;" Developing the democratic traditions of the independent Republic of Armenia established on May 28, 1918 declares the beginning of the process of establishing of independent statehood positioning the question of the creation of a democratic society based on the rule of law.”

Article 11 of the Declaration says that “the Republic of Armenia stands in support of the task of achieving international recognition of the 1915 Genocide in Ottoman Turkey and Western Armenia.”