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"Only with involvement of economic potential of Artsakh it is possible
to make the country more wealthy, to increase well-being of people.
And for this purpose, together with the humanitarian aid, aimed
investments are needed to NKR economy's branches. Today these two
processes should proceed in parallel. If in Artsakh due to humanitarian
aid of Diaspora with the assistance of "Hayastan" All Armenian Fund
we built the North-South highway, then this road has not only military-strategic
value, but also a big economic importance. The highway will make
an infrastructure, which will influence on the development of the
economic complex of NKR and on the various directions of business".
Arkady Ghoukassian
From speech on Second Armenia-Diaspora Conference
Yerevan, May 27, 2002
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of the key projects implemented by the "Hayastan" All Armenian Fund
is the construction of the North-South highway in Mountainous Karabakh
to safely connect the various regions of NKR. The North-South highway,
stretching 170km from Martakert to Hadrout, will provide a needed
communication links, uniting more than a hundred towns and villages
with the capital-Stepanakert, as well as the outside world. The total
length of the highway is 169 km. It will have three main sections:
Stepanakert - Karmir Shouka 39 km; Karmir Shouka - Hadrout 35 km (10
km completed); Stepanakert - Martakert 95 km (20 km completed). 
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