STEPANAKERT, OCTOBER 22, ARMENPRESS. Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan on October 22 received Kyaw Hla Aung, 2018 Aurora Prize laureate, lawyer and Rohingya people leader from Myanmar, the Presidential Office told Armenpress.

Human rights protection and the right of peoples to self-determination were touched upon during the meeting.

President Sahakyan pointed out that the right of peoples to self-determination is a pillar of the Artsakh national-liberation movement, noting that human rights protection as one of the fundamental principles of the International Law and framework for democracy is among the key ideas of the state-building process in Artsakh.

Ombudsman of Artsakh Artak Beglaryan, justice minister Ararat Danielyan and other officials attended the meeting.

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan