STEPANAKERT. – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), or Artsakh, President Bako Sahakyan on Wednesday received President Armen Der Kiureghian and Vice President Ashot Ghazaryan of the American University of Armenia (AUA).

President Sahakyan congratulated Der Kiureghian on his appointment as the new AUA President, expressed hope that Der Kiureghian will continue the policy of developing this institution of higher education and deepening ties with Artsakh, and added that this was a requirement and useful for NKR.