BY UNITED EFFORTS OF STATE AND POPULATION

NKR Government Information and
Public Relations Department
February 23, 2009

As a rule, the most accute problem in the villages being settled by
immigrants is the insufficiency of safe houses. This very issue was
frequently discussed during the meeting of the NKR Prime Minister
Ara Haroutyunyan with the inhabitants of Hovtashen and Nor Seysulan
villages of Martakert region. On February 22, the annual accounts of
2008 by the heads of communities administrations of Hovtashen and Nor
Seysulan villages were listened to in the secondary school serving to
the pupils of the two neighbouring villages, which was followed by the
direct interview with the head of the NKR Government. On the whole,
estimating the work of the heads of their villages positively, the
inhabitants noted that in some issues they need the state support. In
parallel with the issues of constructing new houses and reconstructing
the old ones, they touched upon the problems of the medical post,
club, roads, to those of agricultural technics and realization of
crop, which cannot be settled at the expense of the community. An
increase of population is noticeable in the villages, which makes the
executives of the communities have more concern in settling down to
the improvement of the local life. Being dictated by the situation,
they have a new approach to the settlement of community problems
involving the young generation as well. If in Hovtashen the problem
of insufficiency of drinking water still exists, Nor Seysulan is
twenty-four-hour provided with not only drinking but irrigating
water as well. In connection with this last fact the Prime Minister
emphasized that nowadays it is extremely important to fully use the
opportunities provided. Inhabitants of Nor Seysulan can be widely
engaged in producing grain and maize within the framework of the
state programmes aimed at the massive cultivation of these plants. No
difficulties connected with realization will arise, if, indeed,
heavy and qualitative crop is received,- clarified A.Haroutyunyan.

The Government will provide its support in the reconstruction works
of houses, but the Prime Minister announced that it is high time
the inhabitants had procured their housing requirements at their
own expense, especially those on part of reconstruction works. The
objective of the state is to secure favourable conditions for the rural
inhabitants to work and to engage into agriculture, in order that
people would have an opportunity to earn and to solve the problems
of their prosperity. By various programmes the construction of new
houses in Hovtashen and Nor Seysulan, which must be accompanied
by construction at the own expense of the inhabitants, will be
continued. The Government will help with construction materials,
the rest of work you will implement yourselves,- the Prime Minister
announced.

A separate conversation was carried on with the teachers’ staff of the
school. Responding to the substantiated proposals of the teachers,
A.Haroutyunyan promised to support opening an extended course at
school and enlarging the school building.