Monday, July 26, 2004

A NUMBER OF ARMENIAN ECOLOGICAL NGOs COMPLAIN OF ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION OVER YEREVAN'S GREEN AREAS

YEREVAN, JULY 24. ARMINFO. A number of Armenian ecological NGOs are collecting signatures to apply to court with facts of illegal construction over Yerevan's green areas.

The leader of Social-Ecological Party of Armenia Armen Dovlatyan says that the claim will be filed as soon as 5,000-10,000 signatures are collected. A number of political forces among them Justice bloc, Communist Party, Ramkavar Azatakan, Liberal Progressive Party, National Democratic Bloc have agreed to join the action. Dovlatyan says that in court the facts will be qualified as high treason.

He says that the NGOs are also going to apply to foreign embassies in Armenia particularly he embassies of Canada and Switzerland so that they prevent the construction projects carried out by their respective citizens at the detriment of Yerevan's green zones. Particularly, the Armenian office of Frank Mueller is planning to carry out some construction in the Dalma orchards while some Canadian has launched a construction project in the area of the Victory Park.

Also building in Dalma are businessman Ruben Hayrapetyan, football player Khoren Hovhannissyan, Armenian-Italian company Renco-Armenia. Building in the Victory Park are Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Coordination Hovik Abrahamyan, Center community prefect Gagik Beglaryan and many other officials.

Dovlatyan says that if necessary the NGOs are ready to ask European structures particularly the European Parliament's Ecological Commission to hold a monitoring in Armenia. "We have repeatedly offered cooperation to the government but have received no response," says Dovlatyan.

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