Five Armenian ministries to relocate to new building before 2016 February 20
17.12.2015,
17:40
Armenia's ministries of foreign affairs, Diaspora, education and science, culture and justice will move into a new government building by February 20 next year, urban development minister Narek Sargsyan said Thursday during a government meeting.
YEREVAN, December 17. /ARKA/. Armenia's ministries of foreign affairs, Diaspora, education and science, culture and justice will move into a new government building by February 20 next year, urban development minister Narek Sargsyan said Thursday during a government meeting.
According to him, the building on downtown Republic Square housing now the ministry of foreign affairs is to be handed over to the new owner .
"The process of relocation has already started . We expect the ministries to move into the new building until February 20," he said.
The new government building, inaugurated on December 5, is located at Vazgen Sargsyan, 3. The total area of the building is nearly 33.5 thousand square meters. Its construction cost 13 billion drams (about $ 27 million.).
The current building of the foreign ministry was sold by the government in 2012 for $51.3 million to Tango company, owned by Argentinean businessman of Armenian origin Eduardo Eurnekian, who will remodel it into a five-star Kempinski hotel.-0-
According to him, the building on downtown Republic Square housing now the ministry of foreign affairs is to be handed over to the new owner .
"The process of relocation has already started . We expect the ministries to move into the new building until February 20," he said.
The new government building, inaugurated on December 5, is located at Vazgen Sargsyan, 3. The total area of the building is nearly 33.5 thousand square meters. Its construction cost 13 billion drams (about $ 27 million.).
The current building of the foreign ministry was sold by the government in 2012 for $51.3 million to Tango company, owned by Argentinean businessman of Armenian origin Eduardo Eurnekian, who will remodel it into a five-star Kempinski hotel.-0-
