North-South Highway Next Part Opened in KarabakhNovember 8, 2005 - 14:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yesterday the ceremony of opening of the next 5-kilometer part of the North-South highway took place in Nagorno Karabakh. The highway is of strategic importance to Nagorno Karabakh and is being built under the auspices of Hayastan all-Armenian fund. NKR President Arkady Ghukasyan, Parliament Speaker Ashot Gulyan, Premier Anushavan Daniyelyan, Hayastan all-Armenian fund Executive Director Naira Melkumyan and others were present at the opening ceremony. NKR President and Hayastan all-Armenian fund Executive Director were granted the right to cut the symbolic ribbon. It should be reminded that the North-South highway totals 170 km and the project cost is some $25 million, reported IA Regnum.Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |