On 15 March Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan received a group of Flemish parliamentarians of the Kingdom of Belgium at the head of deputy chairman of the Belgian Senate Karl Vanlouwe to discuss a range of issues related to the development of bilateral relations.

President Sahakyan highlighted the deepening of the Artsakh-Flanders ties from economic, political and humanitarian perspectives, pointing to the presence of favorable conditions for expanding cooperation.

During the meeting President Sahakyan awarded Heghine Evinyan, EU officer of the European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy with the ”Gratitude” medal, rating high her patriotic activity.

Deputy chairman of the NKR National Assembly Vahram Balayan, foreign minister Karen Mirzoyan, head of the European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy Gaspar Karapetyan and other officials partook at the meeting.