Artsakh president: Recent Elections marked significant step on people's path to build a free, independent and democratic country

Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan sent on Monday congratulations to all on the local self-administration bodies' elections held in the republic. As the press department at the President’s office reported, Sahakyan described the recent electoral race as quite dynamic, saying the elections “were held in the intrinsic to democratic states environment of freedom, transparency and mutual respect.”

“I would like to congratulate the candidates having succeeded in the elections and wish them fruitful work. The local self-administration bodies are primordial the chain whose efficiency to a great extent predetermines the functioning of the entire state system. I am thus confident you will do your best for the development and enhancement of your communities and Artsakh,” reads the message in part.

The president added that the elections marked another significant step in the development of Artsakh state-building, on the people's path to build a free, independent and democratic country."