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.