TO BE GUIDED BY COMMUNITY THINKING
NKR Government Information and
Public Relations Department
February 25, 2009
Yesterday, the NKR Prime Minister Ara Haroutyunyan met with inhabitants
of the village Nerkin Houratagh of Martakert region. Being present at
the annual accounting of the local administration for 2008, the Head of
the Government received "first hand" important information about the
present of the village, listened to the anxieties of the people. The
greater part of it, as it was expected, was concerning the housing
problem, though the other issues of common community importance
were of no less acuteness. During the Artsakh War the village was
invaded by the enemy and subjected to great destruction. In spite
of all serious everyday inconveniences, the considerable part of
the village’s inhabitants had returned in their native hearths and
harnessed themselves into restoration of the village. During the past
10-15 years considerable works were carried out here, nevertheless up
today there are a lot of unsettled-unregulated issues remaining. Now,
in the village, having about more than 800 inhabitants, increase of
children births is observed, thus both for numerous families, as well
as for new families the issue of provision with satisfactory dwelling
becomes of greater importance.
Touching upon requests and demands of the people, the Prime Minister
A.Haroutyunyan had clarified that for settlement of community problems
distinct division of deeds between the state and the community must
be done.
Well, it was mentioned that the Government will assist in issues
of providing the community with drinking and irrigation water,
gasification, in reconstruction of their culture house and the
kindergarten, in repairing of roads, but as to the housing problem-
people must care themselves, particularly those who are not included in
special social groups and for whom the Government realizes construction
in the framework of various housing programmes. "You had always been
constructing your dwellings yourselves and the task of the Government
was to create good conditions for work, especially for being occupied
with agriculture," A.Haroutyunyan announced. He promised assistance
in acquiring agricultural techniques as well, which will help them
to carry out more active land cultivation.
The Prime Minister appealed to the villagers to be guided with
community thinking, to get best use of the state target programmes
and to achieve serious results in agriculture.