STEPANAKERT.- President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan received on Thursday leader of Heritage Party, Armenian presidential candidate Raffi Hovannisian.

They discussed a number of issues related to domestic and foreign policy of the two states, Karabakh president’s press office said.

They also underscored necessity of close cooperation between political forces of Armenia and Karabakh, in particular, on resolution of the Karabakh conflict and recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh’s independence.