On February 13, President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic (Artsakh Republic) Bako Sahakyan arrived in the city of Pyatigorsk, administrative center of the North Caucasus Federal Region of the Russian Federation.

According to the Central Information Department of the Office of the NKR President, on the same day the Head of the State met leaders and representatives of business circles of the Armenian community of the Stavrapol region.

A wide range of issues related to strengthening and deepening relations between the Motherland and the Diaspora were discussed at the meeting.

Then the President attended the celebrations of Candlemas Day, which took place at the St.Sargis church of the Pyatigorsk city.

On February 14, Bako Sahakyan met in the city of Pyatigorsk with the representatives of the Armenian communities of the South of Russia.

During the meeting the Head of the State introduced the current situation in Artsakh, socio-economic development of the republic, as well as the current stage and prospects of the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict settlement. Special attention was paid to issues related to the development of the Motherland-Diaspora relations. Bako Sahakyan underlined that the deepening of these ties is important both for strengthening the independent Armenian statehood and for consolidating the Diaspora and preserving its national identity.

Within this context, the President noted the importance of widening the cooperation with Armenian communities of the North Caucasus Federal Region of the Russian Federation, particularly those of the Stavropol Region, qualifying them as promising.

At the end of the meeting, Bako Sahakyan answered the numerous questions of those present.