Yerevan’s Small Kentron district development bill approvedMarch 7, 2013 - 14:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On March 7, the Armenian government approved a bill on “Yerevan’s Small Kentron administrative district’s development”. “The initiative aims to prevent over-urbanization of the small center,” Ruzanna Alaverdyan, Deputy Minister of Urban Development said. As she noted, the construction norms envisaging expansion of green areas in the rest of the capital’s districts can’t be applied to Small Kentron. “Green” architecture, urban development, as well as energy efficiency technologies have been noted among the principles of the plan, with the “green roof” concept introduced. The initiative stipulates prohibition of partial change of roofs and upper floors and creation of a buffer zone in Hrazdan River gorge. Commenting on the journalists’ remarks suggesting “the authorities delayed development of the concept”, the deputy minister disagreed with it, saying “Better late than never.” Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. |