Artsakh President continues visit to U.S.

PanARMENIAN.Net - On November18, President of Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan visited Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church in New York, met with Prelate of the Diocese Oshagan Choloyan, members of the diocesan council and representatives of the local Armenian community.

Issues related to life in Artsakh, Homeland-Diaspora and church-society relations were discussed at the meeting.

President of Artsakh also attended a solemn event dedicated to the 20th anniversary of NKR independence at Holy Martyrs Armenian school of New York, followed by an official visit to the permanent representation of RA in United Nations.

On the sidelines of the event, President Sahakyan awarded American philanthropist of Armenian origin Andreas Roubian with Vachagan Barepasht medal favoring his activity in Artsakh liberation struggle and his current contribution to the development of Nagorno Karabakh Republic.

Head of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan, Head of the Central Information Department of the NKR President's Office David Babayan and representatives of Armenian-American community also attended the event, reported the Central Information Department of the Office of the Artsakh Republic President.