YEREVAN. – Voskepar River will irrigate the lands of Armenian villages in Tavush region instead of flowing to Azerbaijan.

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan was present at the opening ceremony of the water channel on Wednesday. Besides the water channel, concrete dam was also built with all the necessary equipment of carrying water. Previously water of the river flew to the reservoir of Joghazh on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. Armenians could not use it because of Azerbaijani snipers. The project has been implemented within the frameworks of the international loan of developing agriculture. Investments amounted to $ 5.4 million.