ARTSAKH’S PRESIDENT MEETS WITH ARMENIAN COMMUNITY OF PYATIGORSK
Aysor
Feb 15 2010
Armenia
President of the Republic of Artsakh, Bako Sahakian, paid February 13
a visit to Pyatigorsk of Russia’s North Caucasian Federal District,
a spokesperson for NKR Presidential Administration said.
Mr. Bako Sahakian met with leaders of Armenian communities and
businessmen of the Stavrapolsky region, and discussed with them items
of cooperation and connections between the Armenian Communities in
Diaspora and the homeland. The meeting was followed by celebrations
of the Feast of the Lord’s Presentation to the Temple at St. Sargis
Church.
Next day, on February 14, President Sahakian met with representatives
of the Armenian communities of Russia’s south. Bako Sahakian
talked to his compatriots about social and economical situation and
development programs of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, and the process
of settlement to the conflict with Azerbaijan. Particular attention
was paid to the item of development of relations between the homeland
and the Diaspora. President said the deepening and strengthening of
relations is important for both sides as it provides consolidation
in Diaspora and contributes to strengthening of Armenian statehood.
In relation to all these, President of the Republic of Artsakh Bako
Sahakian stressed the importance of relations with the Armenian
communities of the North Caucasian Federal District of Russia, and
in particular, with those of the Stavropolsky region. By the end of
the meeting, Bako Sahakian answered a wide range of questions.