ASSISTANCE WILL BE PROVIDED TO CONSCIENTIOUS LAND USERS

NKR Government Information and Public Relations Department
July 30, 2009

Today, NKR Prime Minister Ara Haroutyunyan conducted a conference with
the heads of regional administrations of the Republic and discussed
a number of issues connected with the completing harvest of cereals
and the forthcoming autumn sowing activities.

The Prime Minister gave an unsatisfactory estimation to the obvious
results of harvest and emphasized that its main reason lies in the low
standards of land cultivation, particularly, in the improper level of
combating against plant pests. It was instructed to take agricultural
measures towards care of sown areas within the necessary time limits
having planned in advance all the works. At the conference a demand
was advanced to begin the first tillage for autumn sowing process in
time and to finish the whole agricultural campaign until September
10 through mobilizing the available organizational and technical
resources.

The Government will continue rendering assistance of various forms to
farmers engaged in grain production. With tenants this operation will
be performed through the Fund of Village and Agriculture Development,
land owners will be provided support through the mediation of community
and regional administrations. "We shall support only the farmers
implementing proper land cultivation",- Prime Minister A.Haroutyunyan
stated once more.

In concern with the areas in separate regions damaged by the
hailstorm of July the head of the Government reported that there
will be state assistance provided in form of financial and commodity
compensation. The Department of Territorial Administration and Local
Self-government of the NKR Government Staff and the Fund of Village
and Agriculture Development were charged with a task to complete the
examinations in the damaged areas and to prepare proposals based on
individual approach. Particularly, separate owners are anticipated
to be exempted of land rents.

NKR Minister of agriculture A.Tsatryan partook in the conference.