YEREVAN MUNICIPALITY DECLARES INVALID AGREEMENT ON LEASING AREA IN BOTANICAL GARDENS
26.06.2007,
02:39
Yerevan Municipality declared invalid the agreement on leasing area in the Botanical Gardens to the NGO “Armenian Association of Agro-ecologists”, said Deputy Director of the Botanical Gardens Gohar Oganesova.
YEREVAN, June 25. /ARKA/. Yerevan Municipality declared invalid the agreement on leasing area in the Botanical Gardens to the NGO “Armenian Association of Agro-ecologists”, said Deputy Director of the Botanical Gardens Gohar Oganesova.
She said that the cause for annulling the agreement is the fundamental construction in the territory of the Gardens expanded by the Association.
“According to the agreement, on the area only small cottages can be built to serve as studios for craftsmen to produce national souvenirs for tourists, but in reality fundaments are being dug there for many-storied buildings,” Oganesova said.
She also added that the “Armenian Association of Agro-ecologists” turned to the Economic Court of Armenia to reconsider the Municipality’s decision, taking advantage of some inaccuracies in the formulation of the agreement.
“We hope that the decision will not be reconsidered, otherwise the Botanical Gardens will turn into a construction lot,” Oganesova said.
The agreement between the Botanical Gardens and NGO “Armenian Association of Agro-ecologists” was signed three years ago. According to the agreement, 25 hectares in the territory of the Botanical Gardens were leased for constructing small commercial facilities to develop ethnic tourism. L.M. –0--
She said that the cause for annulling the agreement is the fundamental construction in the territory of the Gardens expanded by the Association.
“According to the agreement, on the area only small cottages can be built to serve as studios for craftsmen to produce national souvenirs for tourists, but in reality fundaments are being dug there for many-storied buildings,” Oganesova said.
She also added that the “Armenian Association of Agro-ecologists” turned to the Economic Court of Armenia to reconsider the Municipality’s decision, taking advantage of some inaccuracies in the formulation of the agreement.
“We hope that the decision will not be reconsidered, otherwise the Botanical Gardens will turn into a construction lot,” Oganesova said.
The agreement between the Botanical Gardens and NGO “Armenian Association of Agro-ecologists” was signed three years ago. According to the agreement, 25 hectares in the territory of the Botanical Gardens were leased for constructing small commercial facilities to develop ethnic tourism. L.M. –0--
