STEPANAKERT.- President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan received on Tuesday director and conductor of the Armenian State Youth Orchestra Sergey Smbatyan.

A number of issues related to the development of culture in the Republic were discussed during the meeting.

President Sahakyan expressed gratitude to Sergey Smbatyan for giving a concert in Stepanakert within the framework of festive events dedicated to the 21st anniversary of the Artsakh [Nagorno-Karabakh] Republic proclamation.

Bako Sahakyan emphasized the importance of such events for the development of culture, underscoring necessity of close cooperation with the Armenian State Youth Orchestra.

NKR minister of culture and youth affairs Narine Aghabalyan was present at the meeting.