THE AIRPORT OF STEPANAKERT IS BEING RECONSTRUCTED

NKR Government Information and
Public Relations Department
July 14, 2009

On July 11, NKR President Bako Sahakyan accompanied by the NKR Prime
Minister Ara Haroutyunyan, head of the Central Department of Civil
Aviation adjunct to the RA Government Artyom Movsesyan and other
officials visited the airport of Stepanakert and got familiarized
with the works in process at spot. The head of the state attached
importance to the unimpeded implementation of works and noted that
the airport must be commissioned within the anticipated time limits.

Tigran Barseghyan, architecture, dean of the Architectural Faculty
of Yerevan State University of Architecture and Engineering gave
some explanations of the drawings, discussions were led and the
implemented works were summarized. It was noted that the problem of
electricity has been solved, a small sub-station has been allocated,
which in future will be replaced by a high-powered one. The issue of
waterways is in process as well.

According to the architect of the project the best and the most
acceptable version out of a number of suggested solutions was chosen,
according to which it is intended to be not a large building,
which in its sizes will satisfy the NKR air transport needs, will
correspond to the international requirements of technical security
and passenger services.

According to the project the airport will represent a two-storeyed
building with all its necessary rooms, waiting halls, trade and
food service posts, cafe-bars, a watch tower is intended to be built
as well.

The complex will be commissioned in October, 2010.