Karabakh President speaks about Artsakh state­-building at UK Parliament

On 8 July the President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan visited the Parliament of Great Britain and delivered
there a speech. The press service of the Artsakh President’s Office informed Armenpress that in his speech the President
touched upon the state­building process of Artsakh, its socioeconomic development, Azerbaijani-­Karabagh conflict settlement and
answered questions raised by the attendees.

The President underlined that Artsakh had a special attitude towards the United Kingdom considering Great Britain as an influential state, one of the cradles of democracy and the European civilization.
Bako Sahakyan mentioned that Artsakh was interested in developing relations with Great Britain, especially in deepening parliamentarian ties, cementing ties in scientific, educational and humanitarian spheres.

According to the Head of the State such optimism is first and foremost based on the existence of sincere and devoted friends of Artsakh in the British Parliament.

Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Armen Sargsyan and other officials were present at the meeting.