On October 30 and 31, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR; Artsakh), Karen Mirzoyan, was in Montreal within the framework of his working visit to Canada.

On October 30, Mirzoyan visited the Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Sourp Hagop Armenian Apostolic Cathedral of the Armenian Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia in Canada, and the Sourp Hagop and the Alex Manoogian Schools, and he met with representatives of the Diaspora-Armenian organizations.

On the same day, a public meeting was held with representatives of the Armenian community of Montreal, where the NKR FM answered the participants’ numerous questions related to the developments in Artsakh, its current problems and challenges, the avenues for their solution, and the NKR’s achievements during the decades of its independence.

On October 31, Karen Mirzoyan met with several members of the Quebec Parliament. The Minister presented the current phase in a peaceful settlement of the conflict between Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan and the NKR’s respective stance and approach, and touched upon the democratic state-building process and the relevant accomplishments in Artsakh. The interlocutors exchanged views on the ways and forms of possible cooperation.

Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Foreign Affairs Minister Karen Mirzoyan’s has completed his working visit to Canada.