On July 12, NKR President Bako Sahakyan received members of the "Provence-Armenie" sports and cultural association led by the head of the organization Hakobik Khachatryan, NKR Presidential press service informed NEWS.am.

Issues related to different cultural and sports programs carried out by the association in Nagorno-Karabakh were discussed during the meeting.

Bako Sahakyan stressed the importance of realizing such programs in the republic considering it among the efficient means of the country's development, widening bilateral relations and introducing Artsakh to the outer world.

NKR Minister of Culture and Youth Affairs Narine Aghabalyan and Head of the State Sports Committee under the Cabinet of Ministers Razmik Hovsepyan also attended the meeting.