September 4, 2009 - 22:16 AMT
Gyumri Municipality destroy green zone in downtown
On September 3, under the pretext of constructing the road to connect Gyumri's Spandaryan and Cherazi streets, destruction of the Green Zone of Gyumri has been continued, a press release of the Gyumri Aarhus Center writes.

According to the statement, Regional division of the State Inspectorate of urban planning under the RA ministry of urban development also required from the city authorities to suspend the construction works. Gyumri mayor's office ignored the requirement of the inspectorate to stop the work before obtaining a permit and continued illegal construction, destroying the green zone of the central part of the city.