President Serzh Sargsyan`s visit to Nagorno-Karabakh continues.

On 4 December President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan together with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan partook at a solemn ceremony of reopening military hospital after Valery Maroutyan in the village of Ivanyan, Karabakh President's press-service informed.

President Sahakyan stressed the importance of this institution for the defense army noting that health care of the servicemen is among the pivotal components of the fighting efficiency of the armed forces and the state will continue to keep in the spotlight the solution of such issues.

On the same day the Presidents were present at the demonstration classes organized in one of the training centers of the Defense Army. Afterwards in the Nagorno-Karabakh ministry of defense they met with senior staff of the republic’s armed forces.

Armenian and Karabakh defense ministers and other officials partook at the events.

The two Presidents also partook at a solemn ceremony of opening the “Artsakh” dwelling district of Stepanakert.

President Sahakyan stressed the significance of this district for the capital. He added that it would have an important impact on the solution of housing issues in Stepanakert as well as give a qualitatively new impetus to the architectural appearance of the city.

Primate of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan, Chairman of the National Assembly Ashot Ghoulyan, Karabakh Prime Minister Ara Haroutyunyan, Defense Minister of the Republic of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan and other officials partook at the event.