Member of Parliament from the I Have Honor faction, Taguhi Tovmasyan, stated on her Facebook page that the “Karabakh issue is not closed.”
“September 2 is Artsakh’s Independence Day.
Today, with sorrow, we note that due to the incompetence of the authorities, Artsakh was deprived of its statehood.
But no government can erase the struggle our people have waged for freedom, nor the memory of thousands of martyrs.
The Karabakh issue is not closed. Until our compatriots held captive return to the homeland, while our historical and cultural heritage remains threatened by foreign barbarism, and as long as ‘peace’ is imposed at the expense of Armenian rights, no one can claim that everything is over.
Artsakh has been and will remain a symbol of the Armenian people’s struggle and dignity.
Congratulations to Free and Independent Artsakh,” Tovmasyan wrote.
On September 19, 2023, Azerbaijan launched a large-scale military assault on Artsakh, placing the entire region under heavy artillery fire. One day later, on September 20, Artsakh’s leadership accepted the ceasefire proposal from the Russian peacekeeping command, agreeing to Baku’s terms — disarmament of the Defense Army and dissolution of the Republic of Artsakh. From September 24, forced deportations of Artsakh Armenians began, displacing over 100,000 people to Armenia. According to some reports, only about 20 Armenians remain in Artsakh. On September 28, Artsakh President Samvel Shahramanyan signed a decree dissolving the Republic, effective January 1, 2024.
