On December 2, President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan received a group of participants of the “Meeting of Leaders of Information and Communication Technologies” forum held in Nagorno Karabakh.

In his speech President Sahakyan noted that special attention was attached to the development of information technologies, with the stance based on various economic, scientific and political factors.

He stressed IT sector as the crucial component of economic globalization and integration processes, adding that the development of information technologies enable young people to engage in highly intellectual and well-paid activities and continuously improve their professional skills without leaving the homeland.

The president hailed the work carried out in Artsakh in that direction, with a number of leading organizations having entered the republic.

He further highly assessed the active cooperation between the companies, private sector and educational institutions in IT sector, adding that in the near future the development of the field will begin from the primary initial level through launching educational projects for schoolchildren.

Vice prime-minister Arthur Aghabekyan and other officials partook at the meeting, the Central Information Department at the Artsakh President's Office reported.