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Gold Mine at 26 Baghramyan Avenue
June 02, 2011 at 16:01 | Mining | Yerevan
June 5 is the International Day of Nature Protection. On this occasion, on June 6, the Teghut Protection Group will hold a march to the Office of the President, the National Assembly and the Government.
Nobody hinders chopping trees in Armenia
May 30, 2011 at 14:48 | Cities | Yerevan
About 600 students of Sayat Nova music school in Yerevan have been preparing for a concert dedicated to Republic’s Day on May 28.
Yerevan Mayor Gave Chance to Ex Chief Architect of Armenia
May 30, 2011 at 14:35 | Cities | Yerevan
Karapetyan assures the Chief Architect will be loyal to Mayor’s policy which denied any site development at the expense of green zones and implementing contradictory urban development philosophy of architectural decisions.
A Group of Yerevan Residents’ Efforts Yield First Positive Results
May 25, 2011 at 13:41 | Cities | Yerevan
Yerevan—Judge Artur Mkrtchyan of the First Instance General Jurisdiction Court of Yerevan’s Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeitun administrative regions examined the collective action which residents of the buildings at 5, 3, and 7/1 Komitas Boulevard had filed against the Liber and Rem Group LLCs. After hearing the case, Judge Mkrtchyan ruled in favor of the plaintiffs and, as a provision, prohibited the defendants and their employees from carrying out constructions and cutting down trees at 5 Komitas Boulevard.
Lack of State Thinking
May 25, 2011 at 12:55 | Dialog with officials | Yerevan
“For example, if a decision is made to develop a mine, people should be informed about this as soon as possible, so as they can take appropriate measures of they oppose to this project. In Armenia it’s vice versa, the decision is adopted and people are informed about mine development in the projecting stage when nothing much can be changed.”
Issues on Cooperation within the Framework of Aarhus Convention were Discussed
May 25, 2011 at 12:28 | Officials | Yerevan
Deputy Prime Minister mentioned that the Minister of Nature Protection was charged to implement works with the involvement of interested parties in order to discuss the assistance of OSCE Office in Yerevan for the establishment and operation of Aarhus fund, local representation, necessity of legislative amendments, and to present results in a short space of time.
Intrusion into Garden of Dragons
May 24, 2011 at 14:10 | Cities | Yerevan
On May 20 several representative of a company again arrived in the Garden of Dragons. They have been trying residents’ patience for months and seeking to start the civil works once again saying they have a permit.
Strong Together
May 24, 2011 at 12:17 | Cities | Yerevan
. Nevertheless, neither Nature Protection Minister, nor Urban Development Minister Vardan Vardanyan accepted these residents’ special invitation to take part in the cleaning.
Residents Demand from “AvagShin” LLC To Stop Civil Works
May 23, 2011 at 10:57 | Cities | Yerevan
“Based on Yerevan Municipality reply N 18/08/1-Կ-402 dated on 23.03.2011 to our application signed by 150 residents from Sayat-Nova Avenue, Nalbandyan, A. Petrosyan and Tumanyan streets, we demand to stop all the civil works conducted on that particular territory and immediately to take away all the machinery.”
People Living at Komitas 5 Called Upon Court: Video
May 17, 2011 at 20:11 | Cities | Yerevan
On May 16 people living at 5 Komitas Avenue brought a collective action against “Liber” LLC (Director Edvard Keshish Abram) to stop illegal civil works in progress.