STEPANAKERT–The Armenian Revolutionary Federation Central Committee of Karabakh issued an announcement Friday–endorsing the candidacy of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Foreign Minister Arkady Ghoukassian for the upcoming Sept. 1 presidential elections in that republic.
The Central Committee also urged Karabakh voters to cast their ballots for Ghoukassian.
In the announcement–the Central Committee outlined the importance of next Monday’s elections for Karabakh and urged mass participation in the voting process which was characterized as an expression of self-determination and self-rule.
The ARF Central Committee stated that based on the pre-election program presented by the other candidates–it deemed Ghoukassian to be the best individual to preserve the safety of the people of Karabakh–the independence of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and efforts for attaining international recognition for Karabakh.