AT THE NKR GOVERNMENT SESSION

STEPANAKERT, January 28 (Noyan Tapan). On January 26, the first 2005
session of the NKR Government chaired by the republic’s Prime-Minister
Anoushavan Dayelian took place. In his speech, the head of the
Ministers’ Cabinet focused at the achievements of the previous year,
noting that the growth of the domestic gross product had comprised
17,5% or 42 billion drams in comparison with 2003 and this index would
be raised to 48 billion drams this year. According to the Information
and Analytical Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of Nagorno Karabakh, the document “On the Events Providing
the Execution of the Budget of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic for 2005”
was adopted at the session. The Government adopted also a number of
decrees, in particular, on the creation of the Staff of the NKR
Ministry of Town-building. Bills on making amendments and supplements
in the NKR Law “On State Pensions” and on making supplements in the
NKR Law “On the Repressed”, as well as bills related to culture and
sport were adopted. The members of the Cabinet of Ministers adopted a
number of programs including those of the activity of the NKR
Government and the NKR Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport for
2005. Resolutions related to the authority of a number of stock
societies, privatization of state and municipal property were also
adopted.