ArmInfo.The United States is the only state that annually contributes to the formation of Artsakh. Araik Harutyunyan, the state minister of the Republic of Artsakh, stated this by accepting the delegation of the California parliament.
According to him, which the press service of the government of the republic cites, the people and the leadership of the US are helping Artsakh not only within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group, but within the framework of humanitarian projects. Thanks to the US assistance in Artsakh since 1990s, many houses and apartments have been restored and built, hundreds of hectares of land have been cleared. In recent years, at the state level, the issue of recognizing the independence of Artsakh has been successfully promoted, a special place in this process is occupied by the State of California, whose Senate in 2014. adopted a resolution on the independence and self-determination of the NKR. "I am convinced that this will give a new quality to our further cooperation in the political, economic, humanitarian and other spheres," said the state minister of Artsakh.
Thanking for the warm welcome, the representatives of the American delegation noted that since the last visit they personally saw progress in the formation of Artsakh. The guests presented the goals and details of their visit to the state minister, asked about the main trends in the development of the republic, the social and economic consequences of the April war, the current situation, pressing problems.