On 19 July President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan participated in а solemn event dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the NKR foreign ministry’s formation.
In his speech the President congratulated the staff of the structure on the jubilee and noted that the formation of the ministry in one of the most fateful periods of state-building and national liberation struggle was an imperative of the time.
Bako Sahakyan underlined that the ministry of foreign affairs is among the most important institutions of our independent statehood, which since the very moment of its formation defends the interests of the Artsakh Republic in the diplomatic front and its people in different international instances and platforms, adding that the state will continue to promote conceivable assistance aimed at solving issues the structure faces.
The President handed in state awards and granted diplomatic ranks to a group of the foreign ministry officers.
