ArmInfo. In the framework of his visit to Stepanakert, the Director of the National Security Service of Armenia, Artur Vanetsyan, met with his counterpart from Artsakh Samvel Shahramanyan. An agreement on cooperation and interaction was concluded between the national security services of the two Armenian states.
As the press service of the National Security Service told ArmInfo, during the visit to Artsakh the Director of the National Security Service met with the President of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan, during the meeting issues related to the security services of the Republic of Armenia and the Nagorno Karabakh Republic were discussed and further actions were planned.
Within the framework of the visit, the delegation headed by the Director of the National Security Service of Armenia, Artur Vanetsyan, took part in the ceremony of consecration and the opening of the Cathedral of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in Stepanakert.
The ceremony of consecration of the Cathedral of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos was conducted by His Holiness the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, after which he performed the first liturgy.