Armenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan met with the Ara Harutyunyan, the prime minister of Nagorno-Karabakh, on Tuesday as part of a working visit to the republic.

"This is my first visit to Nagorno-Karabakh as Prime Minister," Abrahamyan said. "I am sure that we will maintain warm and fruitful working relationship with the Prime Minister and the government of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. My approach is as follows: all discussions ought to be objective and targeted as we are bound to meet the deadlines set for the implementation of our decisions. We prioritize our second homeland's economic development and security and, as the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, I will do everything to achieve this goal."

Harutyunyan agreed the two sides will continue to develop relations, and, in addition to the meeting between the two heads of state, delegations from both governments held talks on a wide range of issues.