November 24, 2008 - 14:24 AMT
Frank Pallone to further development of relations between U.S. and Artsakh
Nagorno Karabakh President Bako Sahakyan met Saturday in New York with Congressman Frank Pallone, the co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, to discuss the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict settlement process, recent developments in the South Caucasus, Artsakh-U.S. ties, and socioeconomic situation in the republic, the Central Information Department of the Office of the NKR President told PanARMENIAN.Net.

Mr. Sahakyan appreciated highly the activities of the Congressman in supporting and objective elucidating the Armenian issue and the Nagorno Karabakh problem. For his part, Rep. Pallone expressed readiness to further development of relations between Artsakh and the United States.  

On the same day President Sahakyan met representatives of Eastern U.S. Central Committee of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Party Hovsep Avagian and Karo Ketsemanian to discuss the situation in NKR, the current stage and prospects of the ongoing talks on the conflict settlement and development of Artsakh-Diaspora ties.

The NKR President noted the importance of giving a new impetus to the relations with the Diaspora, particularly engaging Spyurk in the homeland's affairs.

He also visited Saint Gregory the Illuminator church of the Eastern U.S. Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church and met representatives of the Armenian community.