STEPANAKERT. – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR; Artsakh) President Bako Sahakyan on Monday met in Rome with the head of IPALMO research institute, former Italian Foreign Minister Gianni de Michelis, and a group of its researches.

State-building in Artsakh, its domestic and foreign policy and socioeconomic development, the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict, and regional and global trends were touched upon during the meeting, informed the Central Information Department of the Office of the NKR President.

President Sahakyan highlighted the establishment of practical ties with leading scientific-analytical centers, considering it important in the context of developing analytical thought, carrying out well-rounded and objective research and a more integrated view of geopolitical processes.

Armenia’s Ambassador to Italy Sargis Ghazaryan, and several other officials also attended the meeting.