September 4, 2012 - 13:42 AMT
Karabakh recognition bill put into circulation at Armenian parliament

On Tuesday, September 4 Heritage parliamentary group secretary Zaruhi Postanjyan put into circulation a bill on “Recognition of Nagorno Karabakh Republic” at the National Assembly.

By the adoption of the law, Armenia, based on the fact that the Artsakh Republic possesses all of the prerequisites of a sovereign state that are pursuant to the norms of international law, will de jure recognize the de facto status of Artsakh.

The bill contains 2 articles:

Article 1: Armenia recognizes Nagorno Karabakh Republic

Article 2: The draft law comes into force on the 10th day following its official publication