January 19, 2009 - 13:16 AMT
Bako Sahakyan: Shahumyan region sacred place for Armenians
President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan accompanied by Prime Minister Ara Harutyunyan arrived Saturday in the Shahumyan region of NKR where he met with the delegation of the Republic of Armenia led by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, the central information department of the office of the NKR President told PanARMENIAN.Net
President Sahakyan and PM Sargsyan visited different settlements and held meetings with the population to discuss the socioeconomic situation in the region and prospects of its development. Special attention was paid to the development of infrastructures, in particular to the construction of Getavab-Sotk highway.
President Sahakyan emphasized that the Shahumyan region is a sacred place for the Armenian people, which is in the limelight of the Nagorno Karabakh authorities, and announced implementation of several comprehensive projects in the near future.