Monday, 19 January 2009
On January 17-18, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan was away to the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic on a two-day working visit. The Prime Minister was accompanied by the RA Minister of Defense and the RA Minister of Transport and Communication. The visit program featured discussion of the priorities stemming from agreements reached at last years’ extended meeting of the RA and NKR governments concerning the 2009 cooperation programs. Another objective was to get acquainted with the circle of communities’ and farmers’ problems and the possibilities for the Armenian government to address these problems.
The head of the Armenian government called at NKR capital Stepanakert and Shahumian region’s central town Karvachar, where he was able to talk to the local population and familiarize himself with their problems. Together with NKR President Bako Sahakyan and Prime Minister Ara Harutunyan, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited the headquarters of Base Metals Ltd. in Drembon in order to get a first-hand view of the current status and the 2009 projections of this company.
Accompanied by the NKR leadership, the head of the RA government visited army units in the NKR and got acquainted with servicemen’s everyday life. Then the Prime Minister met with the general staff of army headquarters. The NKR defense minister briefed Tigran Sargsyan on the problems faced on the way to army building and the prospects for development.
During a meeting with journalists, the Prime Minister expressed conviction that any hardship will be much easier to address through joint efforts.
