ARF Dashnaktsutyun Party calling on citizens of Armenia to rally

ArmInfo.  The ARF Dashnaktsutyun Party is calling on the citizens of Armenia to rally on September 2, as noted  in a statement issued by Ishkhan  Saghatelyan, representative of the Supreme Body of ARF and member of  the National Assembly from the opposition faction "Armenia".

According to his statement, September 2 is not just any day, it is a  day that symbolizes the struggle and victory of the Armenian people,  as well as the birthday of the second Armenian republic - Artsakh.

"Today, the governments of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey are jointly  forcing us to close the page of Artsakh, to silently accept the  genocide committed against us and to renounce our dignity and all our  rights. However, the truth is one. The page of Artsakh is not closed,  our people have rights, and this struggle does not threaten the  Republic of Armenia, but protects it. As a result of the ethnic  cleansing in Artsakh as a result of the genocidal actions of  Azerbaijan, hundreds of thousands of Artsakh Armenians have been left  homeless today. Yet, the same dream lives in their hearts: to return  home, to live on their land and to preserve their national heritage.  And this struggle is not only the struggle of the Armenians of  Artsakh. This is the struggle of our people, it is also the struggle  for the protection of Armenia, this is the struggle of every  Armenian. And, regardless of our differences on various issues, we  must be united on this issue and defend our rights. Therefore, on  September 2 at 18:30, a large rally of unity will be held in Freedom  Square. We will  declare that the Artsakh conflict has not been  resolved, that we do not accept agreements signed in our name through  force and threats, which violate our rights, and that we demand the  return of the Armenian prisoners held in Baku. The world must see  that we do not deny, do not forget and continue our struggle. On  September 2 at 18:30, let's come together on Freedom Square for our  rights, for the return of Artsakh, for our national dignity, and for  the Republic of Armenia," the statement reads.

Recall that September 2 was celebrated in Artsakh as the Day of the  Republic of Artsakh. On this day in 1991, the independence of  Nagorno-Karabakh was proclaimed.