[Armenian News note: the below is translated from the Russian edition of News.am]
A parliamentary delegation from Nagorno-Karabakh has visited Germany to discuss ties and Lebanon to attend a conference.
Vagram Balayan, a deputy speaker of the Karabakh parliament, visited Lebanon on 21-23 March. In Beirut, he delivered a scientific report at an international scientific conference devoted to the 100th anniversary of the first Armenian republic which existed in December 1917 – July 1918, the report said, citing the press service of the Karabakh parliament.
On 27-31 March, Balayan and member of parliament Gagik Petrosyan attended events in Germany.
On 27 March, Balayan met Lars Patrick Berg and (?Daniel Rotman), members of the parliament of Baden-Wuerttemberg, to discuss prospects for cooperation between the Karabakh parliament and the legislature of Baden-Wuerttemberg and also regional development. The meeting was attended by Karabakh's permanent representative to Germany Harutyun Grigoryan, the report said.
On 29 March, Balayan, Petrosyan and Grigoryan met members of the Bundestag from Brandenburg (?Stefan Kotter), Andreas Kalbitz and Andreas Galau at the Bundestag in Berlin to discuss possible ways of parliamentary diplomacy and cooperation.
On 30 March, the Karabakh delegation visited the Armenian embassy in Berlin to meet the ambassador to discuss the Karabakh problem, regional challenges and economic and culture programmes for Karabakh.
On 31 March, the delegation led by Balayan met Bundestag member (?Waldemar Gerdt) in Neunkirchen to discuss possible cooperation and prospects for holding events at international organisations to increase awareness about Karabakh, the report said.
On the last day of their visit, the Karabakh delegation attended an event organised by the Armenian community in Cologne on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Karabakh "liberation movement". At the event, Balayan gave the community a medal commemorating the anniversary, News.am said.
Azerbaijan's breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts came under the control of ethnic Armenian troops in the early 1990s.