STEPANAKERT, JANUARY 19, ARMENPRESS: On 20 January the President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan took part in an event dedicated to the Day of the Judicial System Worker. Armenpress reports, citing the press service of the Artsakh President’s Office that at the beginning of the event the President and the attendees honored the memory of Seryozha Avetisyan with a minute of silence.

The President noted that the Artsakh people were shocked by the tragedy in Gyumri and together with whole Armenians mourn for the Avetisyan's death. President Sahakyan underlined the necessity of unity and cohesion in this trying hour that is one of the most important guarantees to overcome any ordeal.

Touching upon the Day of the Judicial System Worker, Bako Sahakyan noted that the established and fully functioning judicial bodies were among the most significant institutions of democratic state and civil society, adding that public confidence towards the protection of justice and the authorities was also largely conditioned by the judges' unbiased work, their high moral and professional qualities.