YEREVAN, JUNE 27, ARMENPRESS. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Karen Mirzoyan received member of the City Council of Glendale, the USA, former Mayor of Glendale Zareh Sinanyan and former member of the California State Legislature, Candidate for California State Senate from Democratic party Anthony Portantino on June 27.

As “Armenpress” was informed from the press service of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) MFA, during the meeting, Karen Mirzoyan briefed on the current issues of the NKR foreign policy agenda, in particular, the situation created as a result of the military aggression unleashed by Azerbaijan in early April and the steps taken to overcome its consequences.

Karen Mirzoyan also touched upon the issues related to the intensification of ties and relations of the NKR with the outer world. In this connection, the NKR Foreign Minister expressed his satisfaction with the adoption of the resolution by the California State Legislature supporting the right to self-determination of the people of Artsakh and underlined the importance of strengthening and developing friendly ties between the cities of Artsakh and California.

The sides also discussed a range of issues related to the possibilities of establishing practical ties in various fields.