STATE MUST BE GOVERNED ACCORDING TO DRAFTED PROGRAMMES

NKR Government Information and
Public Relations Department
January 29, 2009

At the NKR Government Session

Today, the regular session of the NKR Government chaired by the Prime
Minister Ara Haroutyunyan took place.

With the first agenda issue the Executive affirmed official rates
of employees of institutions and organizations financed by the NKR
State Budget means for 2009. According to the presentation of the
NKR Vice-Premier, Minister of Finance S.Tevosyan, according to the
new wage scale increases in salary are anticipated. The official
rates of diplomatic employees of the NKR Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and the size of additional payments for the diplomatic degree were
affirmed. Particularly, for the NKR Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary 28000 drams additional payment was defined.

According to the resolution of the Executive, the maximum quantity of
employees of the NKR state governing bodies and that of chief deputies
were defined. The State Committee of the Real Estate Cadastre adjunct
to the NKR Government was permitted to embrace 20 contractual employees
into the anticipated processes. The maximum quantity of employees –
205 regular posts – was defined for the State Tax Service.

The question of the conception on working out and implementing of
Artsakh regions’ development programme became a subject of concerned
discussion at the session. Commenting on the problem, the Minister
of Economic Development B. Babayan noted that today neither of
the NKR communities has a worked out programme of development, the
same refers to regions and sub-regions. By the document submitted
to the affirmation of the Government, the principles and methods
aimed at setting tasks contributing to the long-term and stable
socio-economic progress and securing proportional development of
regions are fixed. In concern with the problem, the Prime Minister Ara
Haroutyunyan noted that by now the Executive has mainly implemented
operational governing. "We must know, where we are moving to", –
the Head of the Government emphasized and attached importance to the
necessity of having long-term programmes not only in territorial,
but also in branch directions.

The competent Government officials, other concerned persons and bodies
were charged with a task to work out detailed programmes on development
and present them to the affirmation of the Executive within realistic
time limits. This process was outlined to be completed within the first
quarter of 2010. A.Haroytyunyan expressed his assurance towards the
necessity of governing the state in accord with the programmes worked
out in the best way, and the conception approved by the Executive
can successfully contribute to the settlement of the problem.

At the session, the Government suggested additions and changes in
the NKR law "On State Regulation of Technical Security". The law
draft referring to the implementation of changes in the NKR law
"On Employment of Population and Their Social Security in Case of
Unemployment" was approved as well. The projects of the suggested
changes in the mentioned laws will be submitted to the discussion of
the NKR NA.

The Executive adopted two more decrees of economic significance. The
new orders of running the accounting registers of the accreditted
certification centres and those of digital electronic signature
certification were affirmed.

The common rules on security during detonation works were affirmed
as well.

According to them, detonation works are carried out by persons having
corresponding licences. Their instruction and qualification is realized
on account of means of the given organization.

At the session dozens of changes were implemented in a number
of decrees of social significance formerly adopted by the
Government. According to the clarification by the Minister of
Social Welfare, these changes of editorial character are dictated
by new financing of the state programmes on employment and by the
reorganization of the fund of social insurance.

Changes connected with creating a centre of medical and social
examination in the Ministry of Social Welfare were implemented as
well. With a separate decree the Executive implemented additions
and changes in the NKR Government decree 222 "On Size and Order of
Payment of State Insurance Obligatory Sums for Soldiers".

The Government gave approval to the annual programme of arrangements on
protection of a child’s rights in 2009. The main directions registered
in the document are perfection of the legislation, the social welfare,
improvement of healthcare problems, reforms in the educational sphere
and organization of rest, sport and cultural life. As it is mentioned
in the programme, for the future of our country and its national
security, the importance of the problem requires the most profitable
long-term capital investment, which can be made by the state and the
society. According to the data of 2007, the number of children under
18 years of age formed 40100.

According to the programme, 53 state comprehensive arrangements for
children are anticipated in the current year.

The next programme affirmed by the Executive refers to educational
and scientific arrangements. Particularly, an international scientific
conference on the theme "New Technologies, Problems and Perspectives"
is anticipated to be organized in Stepanakert, in the first half
of 2009.

According to the Government decree, a change was implemented in
the temporary outline of lands use of Berqadzor rural community in
Askeran region. A territory of 0.33 hectares being in the category
of residential lands was turned into the category of practical
significance lands with the aim of alienating them by auction in 2009.

This year, on February 16, the 50 th anniversary of the first Chairman
of the NKR Supreme Council Artur Lazarian will be celebrated. With
that end in view, the Government decided to set up a commission with
the Minister-Chief of the NKR Government Staff S. Grigoryan at the
head. The commission was charged with a task to draft and affirm
the programme of arrangements dedicated to A.Lazarian’s anniversary
within five days.

Summarizing the session the Prime Minister announced that soon the
reports of the ministries and bodies adjunct to the Government Staff
as well as that of regional administrations will be listened to,
and instructed competent persons get ready for that "examination"
duly. The reports will be presented in accordance with the schedules.

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After the Government session, the Prime Minister A.Haroutyunyan
conducted a conference with participation of the heads of regional
administrations of the Republic. Current and forthcoming agricultural
work was the main subject of the discussion. The Prime Minister
expressed discontent with utmost slow proceeding of fallowing and
recommended those present to continue explanatory activities among
the land users. It is necessary that they be well-informed about the
agricultural measure efficiency and about state assistance aimed at
it,- the Head of the Government emphasized. The fact, that more than
a half of the areas in the NKR rural outskirts are not cultivated is
abnormal. The Government undertakes every possible effort to provide
mighty development of farming and more land users get wide use of
offered possibilities, it was said at the conference.

Then the order of rendering fertilizers was discussed. It is
supposed to sell fertilizers at the price of 100 drams for 1 kg
under precondition of the total sum repayment by August 1, 2009. Only
conscientious land users, cultivating the land according to the rules
and having no state debts, may be given fertilizers.

At the conference it was envisaged to conduct a special meeting,
within the next few days, with participation of the government
members, where the schedule of their partaking in annual meetings
of the communities will be affirmed. By the Premier’s statement,
all members of the Government, must conduct concerned meetings with
countrymen, to specify realized state programmes, which first of all
refers to rural economy.

The Minister of Agriculture A.Tsatryan was also present at the
conference and expressed his considerations.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress