Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has arrived in the Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) Republic on a working visit, a day after a military helicopter belonging to the NKR army was shot down by Azerbaijan during a training flight.

Accompanied by NKR leader Bako Sahakyan and Defense Minister of Armenia and Karabakh, President Sargsyan will visit a number of military units.

The armed forces of Armenia and the Nagorno Karabakh Republic are currently holding joint drills, which involve 47,000 people.