Masis Mayilyan thanked the employees of Artsakh diplomatic service 

ArmInfo. Artsakh Foreign  Minister Masis Mayilyan sent a letter of gratitude to the employees  of Artsakh diplomatic service.

As reported by the NKR Foreign Ministry, the message, in particular,  reads: Dear employees of the diplomatic service of the Republic of  Artsakh, Our Motherland is going through a period of hardest trial,  leading a heroic struggle not only for the right of the Armenians of  Artsakh to live, but also, without exaggeration, for a worthy future  for the entire Armenian people. This the struggle is full of numerous  episodes of unparalleled heroism, self-sacrifice and selfless  devotion to the Motherland of the servicemen of the Artsakh Defense  Army, volunteers and militias. I express my deep gratitude to  everyone who defended our freedom with arms in hand, and also bow my  head to the blessed memory of the Armenian soldiers who fell in  battle. The memory of those who sacrificed themselves in this unequal  struggle will forever remain in our hearts. At the same time, I  cannot fail to note the work of those who performed their  professional duty in other spheres of activity. In particular, I want  to thank you - employees of the central office of the Ministry of  Foreign Affairs, permanent missions of the Republic of Artsakh  abroad, special gratitude to all those who readily helped us in our  work to inform the international community about our just struggle,  counter anti-Armenian propaganda, consolidate international support  to the people of Artsakh.  Our employees fought not only on the  diplomatic front, but also on the battlefield. To our great regret,  the head of the Diaspora department, Yervand Hajiyan, died on the  front line, and in the very first days of the enemy's aggression he  volunteered for war. In this difficult time for Artsakh, Deputy  Permanent Representative of the Republic of Artsakh in Armenia Arsen  Parsamyan devoted himself entirely to serving the Motherland - and  his heart could not stand it. Blessed memory of them. During the  fighting, an employee of the state protocol service Samvel Saryan was  seriously injured. We wish him a speedy recovery and return to  diplomatic service.

During the days of military aggression against our people, the  Artsakh Foreign Ministry prepared and disseminated dozens of  statements and comments in which the position of the Republic of  Artsakh regarding the armed aggression and the way out of the current  situation were presented in detail. Most of the statements as  official documents were circulated in such international  organizations as the UN, OSCE, Council of Europe, etc.

Together with the information center of Artsakh, our employees have  done a great job to assist foreign journalists who came to Artsakh to  cover the events taking place here. Hundreds of interviews were given  to foreign and Armenian media. In addition to its main functions, the  Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided assistance to other structures,  in particular, helped the National Assembly of the republic to  maintain international relations, the office of the Human Rights  Defender of the Republic of Artsakh - in distributing reports in  international organizations, the State Commission on Prisoners of  War, Hostages and Missing Persons and other institutions.

The Artsakh Foreign Ministry, with the active assistance of Armenian  organizations and individual representatives of the Diaspora around  the world, as well as our good and loyal friends abroad, managed to  achieve the adoption of several dozen resolutions by the legislative  bodies of individual countries, regions, as well as city councils,  condemning armed aggression against the people of Artsakh and  expressing support for the independence of the Republic of Artsakh  and the inalienable rights of its inhabitants. Once again I want to  express my sincere gratitude to our professional team, which, in the  most difficult conditions of war, literally around the clock  fulfilled its civic and official duties and did everything possible  and impossible so that the voice of Artsakh was heard in the  international arena. I would especially like to thank our colleagues  from the Republic of Armenia, the entire Armenian Diaspora and its  individual representatives, as well as foreign friends of Artsakh,  who have provided and continue to provide us with incredibly valuable  assistance in our work.

I am confident that the diplomatic service of Artsakh in new,  difficult conditions will continue to make all necessary efforts to  protect and promote the vital interests of our people in the  international arena and fight for the international recognition of  the Republic of Artsakh. "