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REPORTERS DID NOT PARTICIPATE AT SAHAKYAN’S INAUGURATION CEREMONY

Politics

The inauguration of the President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan was held in Stepanakert today. None of the reporters present had a right to highlight the ceremony.

They watched the inauguration on monitors. Only the guests had a chance to watch the ceremony closely.

Sahakyan swore on a 17th century Bible and the NKR Constitution. Bako Sahakyan swore on assuming the post of the NKR president to honor the Constitution, human and citizens’ rights and freedoms, guarantee independence and sovereignty of the country, territorial integrity and welfare of people.

The primate of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Pargev blessed the new president of Karabakh.

More than 100 guests attended the ceremony from the USA, Russian Federation, France, Ukraine and other countries, including the President of Armenia Robert Kocharian with his spouse, Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian, Defense Minister Michael Harutyunyan and a number of high-rank officials, deputies, political figures and intelligentsia representatives.

After the inauguration ceremony Bako Sahakyan refused to answer reporters’ questions.

This is the first time reporters have been denied entry into a president’s inauguration. The NKR Prime Minister will be known in two days. According to rumors NKR parliament member Arayik Harutyunyan will assume the post of the NKR Prime Minister Anushavan Danielyan.