STEPANAKERT. – Nagorno-Karabakh [Artsakh] President Bako Sahakyan on Thursday received representatives of sport and culture.

Sahakyan thanked the guests for their victories and achievements, estimating that they empowered name and honor of Artsakh.

Successes in sport and culture are important mechanisms to present Artsakh to the world properly and to occupy proper places in the society of civilized states, Sahakyan stressed, presidential press service informs Armenian News-NEWs.am.

Artsakh diocese leader of the Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan, Speaker Ashot Gulyan, and PM Ara Harutyunyan were present at the reception.