STEPANAKERT, SEPTEMBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. On September 5, Chairwoman of the Washington organization Leaders' Council for Human Rights, Catherine Porter, met with NKR President Arkady Ghoukassian. She informed the President about the plans of the organization headed by her concerning presenting the values of Artsakh material culture to the international community. The guest said that the monuments of Christian period and the rich pre-Christian heritage can greatly promote tourism development in Nagorno Karabakh and can introduce the country to the international scientific circles. As NT was informed by the Acting Spokesperson for NKR President, Arkady Ghoukassian greeted Mrs Porter's initiative and expressed the readiness of the NKR authorities to cooperate in the above mentioned sphere.

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