ON JANUARY 17-18, RA PRIME MINISTER TIGRAN SARGSYAN WAS AWAY TO THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH REPUBLIC ON A TWO-DAY WORKING VISIT

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 Ministe r 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.