28/10/2014 17:51
NKR president visits Tondirget gold deposit
President of the Republic of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan attended today the opening ceremony of a new kindergarten in the city of Kovsakan. He said that preschool education is at the center of authorities’ attention and everything will be done for its further development.
The republic’s president then participated in the re-opening of the Kovsakan hospital that underwent major repairs and was equipped with modern equipment. Bako Sahakyan said the availability of medical institutions in line with modern standards is a priority of the healthcare sector’s development and the state will continue implementing large-scale projects.
On the same day President Sahakyan visited the Tondirget gold deposit and familiarized himself with the work done there and the existing problems. He stressed the importance of the mining sector, considering it a fundamental direction of socioeconomic development of the republic. B. Sahakyan thanked benefactor Vartan Sermakesh for this strategic program, calling it as the best demonstration of patriotism and cooperation between the Homeland and Diaspora.
The president was accompanied by Prime Minister Ara Harutyunyan and other officials.