YEREVAN.- The newly elected mayor of Yerevan Hayk Marutyan met with the mayor of Stepanakert Suren Grigoryan, who arrived in the capital of Armenia to participate in the inauguration of the mayor of the Armenian capital, Yerevan municipality official website reported.

Hayk Marutyan welcomed his guest and thanked him for accepting his invitation. Marutyan stressed his special attitude towards Artsakh and, in particular, Stepanakert, and also noted that close cooperation with the capital of Artsakh should be continuous, and  the directions of this cooperation will expand in the near future.

In turn, the mayor of Stepanakert thanked Hayk Marutyan for the invitation and congratulated him on his election as mayor. Suren Grigoryan wished his colleague practical success in this important matter, which will also serve to develop cooperation formed between the two Armenian capitals.