On 9 March President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan visited the French Republic Senate and met a group of its members. Bako Sahakyan considered important the role of France in the Azerbaijani-Karabagh conflict settlement and maintaining regional peace and stability noting at the same time the interest of Artsakh in cooperation with France especially with its legislative branch. The President touched upon the Karabagh issue, the current stage of Artsakh’s socioeconomic development and pivotal directions of the republic’s foreign policy. The importance of such meetings as the component of developing bilateral relations was mutually noted. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to France Vigen Chitechyan, NKR permanent representative to France Hovhannes Gevorgyan and other officials were present at the meeting. CENTRAL INFORMATION DEPARTMENT OF THE OFFICE OF THE ARTSAKH REPUBLIC PRESIDENT

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