STEPANAKERT. - On 17 July Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan visited the Kashen mining complex in Karabakh and got acquainted with activities carried out there.

President Sahakyan noted that the state attaches special attention to the development of mining industry considering it among the key components of Artsakh's economy, Karabakh President press-service reports.

Bako Sahakyan also visited several agricultural fields in the Askeran region and familiarized himself with the modern irrigation technologies applied there.

According to the President, the authorities will continue to keep in the spotlight the application of leading experience in the agricultural sphere.

Prime-minister Ara Haroutyunyan and other officials accompanied the President.