Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) President Arayik Haroutyunyan on Monday received a delegation led by Minister of Health Arsen Torosyan of Armenia.

Haroutyunyan noted that the Artsakh authorities are going to multiply the funds being allocated to the republic’s healthcare sector so as to have free and high-quality medical services. In this context, the President underscored the need to have closer cooperation with the Ministry of Health and medical centers of Armenia.

Also, Arayik Haroutyunyan expressed his gratitude to the government of Armenia for donating seven ambulances and three reanimobiles to Artsakh.

Armenia’s health minister, in his turn, stressed that the reforms aimed at improving the healthcare system of Artsakh and making it accessible to the people are welcome, and the authorities of Armenia will continue taking active steps to assist these reforms.

As per Torosyan, according to an agreement reached with the Artsakh President, a branch of the National Institute of Health of Armenia will be opened in Artsakh in the near future, and medical staff training and specialization courses will be carried out there.

After the meeting, a ceremony of handing over the aforesaid ambulances took place in Artsakh capital city Stepanakert.