EcoLur
Nature Protection Ministry of Armenia disseminated an announcement which says “We Are This City’s Owners” Civic Initiative statement about signature falsification for the benefit of constructing a multi-storey building in Garden of Dragons was not substantiated. The statement says that “The Ministry didn’t take part in the public hearings on 8 December and 18 December held by site developers and community, while the Ministry doesn’t bear any responsibility according to para 4 of Article 6 of RA Law “On environmental impact expert assessment” in case of any falsifications”.
At the same time it should be noted in his interview with Aysor.am Nature Protection Ministry “Environmental Expert Assessment” SNCO Head Andranik Gevorgyan confirms experts did take part in the hearings on 8 December 2010, but he denies their participation in the hearings on 18 December. According to the information EcoLur has, the ministry representative took part in the hearings on 18 December together with residents living next to Garden of Dragons, NGOs, the “Heritage” Party and the Greens Party.
March 14, 2011