STEPANAKERT. - President of Nagorno-Karabakh Bako Sahakyan on Saturday met with California State Senator Joseph Simitian and Executive Director of Paros Foundation Peter Abajian.

The meeting discussed issues of regional development, NKR home and foreign policies as well as Artsakh-USA bilateral relations. 

Both sides stressed the necessity of maintaining peace and stability in the region, peaceful settlement of problems between Azerbaijan and Artsakh.

President Sahakyan gave high appraisal to the role of the U.S. in the abovementioned processes, noting that deepening ties with California is among Artsakh’s major priorities for developing bilateral relations.