The report on the execution of the state budget was discussed in the  parliament of Artsakh

ArmInfo.On May 16, Chairmen of the Commissions Arzik Mkhitaryan and Ruslan Israelyan held a joint meeting of the Standing Committees of the Artsakh Republic National Assembly on Foreign Relations and on Financial and Budgetary Affairs  and Economic Management. At a joint meeting with the reports were  made by the responsible persons of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,  as well as the spheres of tourism, the press, radio and television.

As noted in the press service of the Artsakh parliament, according to  Foreign Minister Masis Mayilyan, in 2017 the budget for the  maintenance of the ministry amounted to 750 million 347 thousand  drams, of which 664 million 498 thousand drams or 88.5% of the  stipulated sum were spent.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Tourism Sergey Shahverdyan delivered a  report on the budget execution in the sphere of tourism. According to  the report, in 2017, 22 million drams were allocated for the  development of tourism, 100 million drams for the protection of  monuments.

As the chairman of the council of the Public Television and Radio  Company of Artsakh Norek Gasparyan noted, in 2017 387 million 344  thousand drams were allocated from the state budget, the amount was  fully spent. Of the 27 million 960 thousand drams allocated according  to the estimate, the council of the Public TV and Radio Company spent  25 million 174 thousand drams.

Presenting the report on the budget execution for 2017, the  editor-in-chief of Azat Artsakh newspaper Leonid Martirosyan said  that the estimated 86 million 128 thousand drams were fully funded.