Nagorno-Karabakh, also known as Artsakh, has historically been Armenian territory, populated by an overwhelming majority of Armenians, which was illegally severed from Armenia by the Soviet Union in 1921 and placed under the newly created Soviet Azerbaijani administration.
On September 2, 1991, the legislature of Nagorno-Karabakh declared the formation of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, in accordance with then acting legislation.
On December 10, 1991, the people of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic voted in favor of the independence, and on January 6, 1992, the democratically elected legislature of the Republic formally declared independence.
Therefore we encourage and support the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic’s continuing efforts to develop as a free and independent nation.