Artsakh Republic is celebrating the 20th anniversary of independence. Guests from Armenia and abroad are expected to arrive in Stepanakert to take part in the festivities that will be crowned with a concert in the NKR capital.

On September 2, 1991, the joint session of the Nagorno Karabakh regional council and the council of people’s deputies of Shahumyan region proclaimed the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, adopting the Declaration of Independence.

The declaration reads that the Nagorno Karabakh Republic exercises the authority envisaged by the USSR constitution and legislation and is entitled to decide on its legal status.