On August 23, NKR President Bako Sahakyan met with the representatives of the governing body of the Armenian General Benevolent Union’s (AGBU) Lebanese branch in Beirut, NKR Presidential press service informed NEWS.am.

Issues related to cooperation between organizations and Artsakh as well as Artsakh’s domestic and foreign policywere discussed during the meeting. The President noted that the AGBU has had a considerable input in the development of Artsakh, simultaneously underlining the necessity of transferring the cooperation into a qualitatively new level with special emphasis on the sphere of education, further widening contacts between youth in Artsakh and the Diaspora.

The same day NKR President met members of the governing body of the Lebanese Armenian Relief Cross organization. Bako Sahakyan congratulated the organization on the 80th anniversary of their foundation and noted that the LARC has had a great contribution both to the preservation of the Armenian national identity in Lebanon and assisting the Motherland.

The President noted that despite close cooperation between Artsakh and the Armenian Relief Society, whose branch is LARC, Artsakh is very much interested in establishing direct contacts with the Lebanese Armenian Relief Cross, which would add a new impetus to further widening and deepening relations between Armenian community of Lebanon and Artsakh.

Adviser to the President of the Artsakh Republic Armen Isagoulov, minister of education and science Vladik Khachatryan, head of the Central Information Department of the Office of the Artsakh Republic President David Babayan, permanent representative of the Artsakh Republic in Lebanon Karo Kebabjyan, as well as ambassador of the Republic of Armenia in Lebanon Ashot Kocharyan participated in the meetings.