On September 23, Acting Foreign Minister of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Vasily Atajanian received Armenian and Russian youth representatives from the RF Volgograd district who had arrived in the NKR within Travel to Armenia project. The project’s program director, leader of the mission of the Union of Russian Armenians in the town of Volzhskiy Hracha Nersisian noted that their trip was aimed at familiarizing with the spiritual, cultural, and historical values of Armenia and Artsakh, increasing the intellectual potential of the youth, at its spiritual-moral and patriotic education and establishment of corresponding relations with the compatriots. On the guests’ request, the NKR Acting Foreign Minister introduced the basic stages of the Karabakh National-Liberation Movement, the current situation in the negotiation process on the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict settlement, the demographic situation in the Republic, and others. Vasily Atajanian noted the importance of similar visits in the consolidation of Armenia-Artsakh-Diasporatrinity. The project's organizers informed that the visits to the NKR would be continued and more youth representatives would be involved. NKR MFA Press Service

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