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    NKR PRESIDENT: "THE KASHATAGH REGION IS OF STRATEGIC SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE ARMENIAN NATION"

    DeFacto Agency
    April 1 2008
    Armenia

    YEREVAN, 01.04.08. DE FACTO. A three day (March 28-30) conference took
    place in the Berdzor district centre of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
    Kashatagh region, which was devoted to the development of the region.

    "This conference, which is devoted to the development of the Kashatagh
    region, is the first sui generis, and I hope that it will become
    a basis for holding similar events in the future. It will promote
    effective solution to the problems existing in the region, as well
    as realization of programs aimed at its further development", NKR
    President Bako Sahakian said in his speech made at the opening of
    the conference.

    Meanwhile, he noted that the "Kashatagh region is a unit of strategic
    significance for the Armenian nation".

    "It is no coincidence that within nearly 70 years our enemy turned
    this territory into a wedge between Armenia and Artsakh. The region's
    role has deeply changed since May of 1992, and the narrow section
    liberated in that period became a real "lifeline" for the people
    of Artsakh. Realizing both political and economic significance
    of Kashatagh and all the responsibility for its future we have to
    undertake the region's development, create stable and competitive
    economy, increase the level of the people's welfare, and improve the
    people's living conditions. It is today's imperative required by the
    interests of our national security", Bako Sahakian said.

    The head of the Karabakh state also mentioned that "the existence of
    strong, developed and populated Kashatagh will create stable background
    for reinforcement of positions not only in the negotiation process
    on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, but also on the front
    line making it more protected and secure".

    "This year and in the following years the amount of means assigned
    for the region's development will considerably increase. The budget
    of the Kashatagh region in 2008 is 3, 7 billion drams, which exceeds
    the previous year's index by 40%. 1 billion drams is provided for
    capital construction, 400 million drams is provided for the sphere
    of capital investment. These tendencies of proportional development
    will be maintained in the future as well", Bako Sahakian noted.

    Meanwhile, the president informed that together with the economic
    development of the region reforms aimed at improvement of the
    population's social condition were also provided.

    Representatives of 40 organizations of the Armenian Diaspora and
    independent entrepreneurs and benefactors participated in the work
    of the conference in Berdzor.

    Various programs which are to stimulate the complex development of
    the region, secure stable economic growth, solve education and health
    care problems, improve demographic situation etc. were presented
    during the conference.

    The attendees visited the region's villages and familiarized themselves
    with the situation in site.
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