On 1 February Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan visited the town of Askeran, where he held a working consultation dedicated to the agricultural development in the region.
In his speech the President noted that Askeran region possesses all the necessary conditions for the development of the sphere.
The unique geographical position of the region located in the central part of the republic, at the crossroads of the main highways and close to capital Stepanakert, the availability of water resources and a ramified road network create powerful stimuli for the development of agriculture.
According to Bako Sahakyan optimal usage of all these prerequisites requires hard work on the part of economic entities as well as on regional and national levels.
Touching upon the proposed new projects in the, the Head of State underlined that their main objective is to further motivate economic entities, create favorable conditions for expanding their work making it more productive.
National Assembly speaker Ashot Ghoulyan, prime-minister Ara Haroutunyan, heads of regional administrative divisions and communities, other officials partook at the consultation.

2013-02-01