On April 2, NKR President Bako Sahakyan visited the villages of Avetaranots and Aknakhbyur of the Askeran region and met with representatives of the communities.

The President inspected activities of the newly-opened wood-processing factory of the “Techno-wood” Co Ltd. in the village of Avetaranots.

Sahakyan also met with residents and community heads of Avetaranots and the Aknakhbyur sub-district, NKR presidential press service informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Bako Sahakyan noted that Avetaranots was considered among the established communities of Artsakh always playing an important role in our country’s history. At the same time both Avetaranots and Aknakhbyur villages face issues that require coordinated solution on the part of central, regional and local governing bodies. The President especially stressed the importance of showing initiative approaches boosting activities on sites.

NKR Premier Ara Haroutyunyan and other officials accompanied the President during the visit.