On September 18, Ashot Gulanyan, the Speaker of the Artsakh Republic National Assembly, received the member of David Waladao, the US House of Representatives, Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues.

Welcoming the congressman in Artsakh on his first visit, Ashot Gulanyan, the Speaker of the Parliament, hailed the efforts of the Congressional Commision on Armenian Issues aimed at the development of the Armenian-American relations and the peaceful settlement of the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict. The President of the National Assembly emphasized the importance of humanitarian assistance provided by the US to Artsakh for a number of issues and emphasized the importance of the proposal made by David Valadao in the US Congress on promoting demining activities in Artsakh, in 2018.

Expressing gratitude for the reception, David Waladaonoted that during his first visit, he wished to get acquainted with Artsakh closely and understand the local specificity as deeply as possible.

At the request of the guest, the head of the Artsakh parliament also spoke about the attempts of Azerbaijan to destabilize the situation in the conflict zone, the role of international organizations in the prevention of the conflict and the current stage of the negotiation process.

Summing up the meeting, Ashot Ghulyan expressed conviction that such discussions create grounds for effective cooperation to promote peace in the region.

Arzik Mkhitaryan, Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations, David Melkumyan Deputy Foreign Minister, Armine Alexanyan Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs,  Robert Avetisyan, Permanent Representative of Artsakh to USA, and Maria Mihranyan, Director of “Hayastan” Fund Us Department, the Republic of Artsakh, NA Press Service reports.