Within the framework of the 13th anniversary of the establishment of the National Assembly of the Republic of Western Armenia, the President of the Republic of Western Armenia and Chairman of the National Council of Western Armenia, Armenag Aprahamian, delivered a speech.

In his speech, Armenag Aprahamian emphasized that the idea of creating the National Assembly was formed through long-term discussions and on historical and legal foundations. He recalled that on November 30, 2012, in Paris, the process of forming the National Assembly was officially announced.

According to him, one of the main objectives of that decision was the formation of state governance systems and the consolidation of pan-Armenian potential. Armenag Aprahamian stressed that the National Assembly is viewed as a platform for uniting the forces of the Armenian people and forming a unified position on national issues.

Armenag Aprahamian also referred to the idea that national unity and the awareness of historical rights are of key importance in the vision for the future of the Armenian people.

According to him, this process is based on a number of previous declarations and decisions adopted in different years, which formed the political and legal basis for the creation of the National Assembly.

At the end of his speech, he emphasized that this initiative is viewed as an ongoing process aimed at the development of national structures and the preservation of historical memory.

Below we present the Declaration on the Creation of the National Assembly (Parliament) of Western Armenia.

France, Paris, 30.11.2012

Article 1

The National Council of Western Armenia and the Government of Western Armenia in Exile jointly assume responsibility for the creation of the state systems of Western Armenia, for which they establish a special commission that will implement the formation of the National Assembly of Western Armenia.

Article 2

The National Assembly (Parliament) of Western Armenia shall also carry out the consolidation of the forces of the Armenian people.

In resolving the Armenian Question, that is, the Armenian Cause, it considers national unity and the inalienable rights of the Armenian people to be fundamental.

At the same time, it adopts only one resolution: the Armenian people must live self-sufficiently and in the future within one united and independent Armenian state.

Article 3

Based on the official statement of the National Council of Armenians of Western Armenia, adopted on December 17, 2004, the Declaration on the Rights of Armenians of Western Armenia, adopted on January 20, 2007,

the decision on the establishment of the Government of Western Armenia in Exile, adopted on February 4, 2011, and the decision on the state system, adopted on March 2, 2011,

and in accordance with the decision of the 4th Congress of the National Council of Western Armenia in Paris on November 26, 2011, to begin work on forming the National Assembly (Parliament) of Western Armenia.

Article 4

Guided by the above-mentioned documents, the National Council of Western Armenia and the Government of Western Armenia in Exile announce the decision to establish the National Assembly (Parliament) of Western Armenia. This decision shall serve as the basis for the Declaration of the National Assembly (Parliament) of Western Armenia.

Article 5

This decision enters into force from the moment of signing.

Chairman of the National Council of Western Armenia:
Armenag Aprahamian

Prime Minister of the Government of Western Armenia in Exile:
Tigran Pashabezian

Representation of the National Council of Western Armenia in France