YEREVAN, AUGUST 24, ARMENPRESS. The citizens of the Armenian SSR made a historical decision 25 years ago by choosing independence as the sole possible status and a steadfast way of the country’s future development. The Declaration of Independence of Armenia adopted by Armenian SSR Supreme Council on August 23 of 1990 was not just an expression of Armenian people’s dream to restore their country’s independent status, but also an attempt to give a legal form to the factual reality of reunion of its two parts – Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh. 

The Declaration of Independence was based on the decision of the Armenian SSR Supreme Council and the Nagorno-Karabakh National Council on “The Reunion of the Armenia SSR and Nagorno Karabakh” dated to December 1, 1989.

The Declaration of Independence of Armenia states: “The Supreme Council of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Expressing the united will of the Armenian people;

Aware of its historic responsibility for the destiny of the Armenian people engaged in the realization of the aspirations of all Armenians and the restoration of historical justice;

Proceeding from the principles of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and the generally recognized norms of international law;

Exercising the right of nations to free self-determination;

Based on the December 1, 1989, joint decision of the Armenian SSR Supreme Council and the Artsakh National Council on the "Reunification of the Armenian SSR and the Mountainous Region of Karabakh;"

Developing the democratic traditions of the independent Republic of Armenia established on May 28, 1918;

Declares

The beginning of the process of establishing of independent statehood positioning the question of the creation of a democratic society based on the rule of law.”, states the Declaration of Independence  of Armenia.