STEPANAKERT. – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) President Bako Sahakyan on Sunday paid a visit to Shekher village of Martuni Region and attended a volleyball tournament.

President Sahakyan stressed the importance of carrying out such competitions in NKR’s countryside, and added that the development of physical culture and sports is a key component for the upbringing of the young generation, Central Information Department of the Office of the NKR President informed.

Sahakyan also thanked French-Armenian philanthropist Garbis Nigoghosian for supporting this event.

Chairman Razmik Hovsepyan of the NKR Government State Committee on Sports, and several other officials accompanied the President.