Prime Minister of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR; Artsakh), Ara Harutyunyan, on Thursday received a group of members of the French chapter of the Hayastan (Armenia) All-Armenian Fund.

“Welcome to Artsakh, a land (…) in whose development you also have contributed,” Harutyunyan said, in particular, to the guests.

The NKR PM also stressed the importance of French and French Armenian benefactors’ involvement in the daily life in Artsakh, and who have assisted in the implementation of charity projects in the country.

The premier also responded to several matters of interest to these patrons.

The guests, for their part, expressed the hope that, owing to economic development, the people of Artsakh will stand more firmly on their native soil.