Gayane Melkom Melkomyan, a member of the Yerevan Council of Elders, reports that she is receiving alerts about the ongoing construction in Mashtots Park.

“I want to inform and assure that no new buildings will be built to the park, the café, which is in the area for already a long time is being reconstruction and will have the same area as it had before. The pictures shows the sketch of the new look of the cafe and the boundaries of the structure.

There is also concern about damage to trees in the area during construction. Tomorrow, a specialist from the Department of Nature Protection will visit and inspect the condition of the trees, take measures if necessary and give instructions to the developer.

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I continue to strongly oppose to adding constructions in the city parks and hope that someday the community will have sufficient capacity and funds to fully recover lost public spaces.”