Agriculture-related issues discussed at NKR Security Council meetingAugust 19, 2010 - 17:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On August 19, NKR President Bako Sahakyan chaired the meeting of the Security Council. Issues related to agriculture were on the agenda of the meeting. Premier Ara Harutyunyan and deputy minister of education and science Slava Asryan delivered corresponding reports. Touching upon 2011 sowing of winter cereals the Head of the State requested the Cabinet of Ministers to pay special attention to the allocation of credits and other means, periodically reporting on course of activities carried out. Bako Sahakyan also assigned to study thoroughly the situation created as a result of natural disasters, presenting substantiated proposals on credit terms prolongation, land taxes and payments as well as other obligations for using irrigation water on the part of land users, Central Information Department of the NKR President's Office reported. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |