Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR/Artsakh), Ruben Melikyan, was in Strasbourg, France, on a working visit between Sunday and Tuesday,.

During his stay, Melikyan held talks at the Council of Europe, and several other European organizations.

During his press conference at the European Parliament, the Artsakh ombudsman reflected on the messages he expressed during his discussions in Strasbourg.

In particular, Ruben Melikyan noted that, as a bearer of the European system of values, the people of the NKR wish and stand ready to assume a more inclusive European involvement, and for the benefit of the continued strengthening of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Artsakh.