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    DEFENDERS OF STUDENT GARDEN MARK THE CHILD PROTECTION DAY

    ArmInfo
    2010-06-01 20:28:00

    ArmInfo.Activities dedicated to the Child Protection Day were held
    in the Student Garden, Tuesday. It is noteworthy that the organizer
    was the "We are Our City's Owners" group created in Facebook. The
    group participants have been trying to save the Student Garden from
    construction of a cafe for over a month.

    "The fact that despite the public protest the construction
    still continues means that the mayor's office ignores the Yerevan
    population's opinion. If the urban authorities listened to the public
    opinion, the construction would be immediately suspended until a
    consensus decision was taken",- Head of EcoLur NGO Inga Zarafyan said
    to ArmInfo correspondent. "We see that the public use territories
    are rejected, and against this background one should consider in
    another aspect Mayor of Yerevan Gagik Beglaryan's statements that in
    case of suspension of the construction, the owners should receive
    compensation. It would more logical to suppose that one should
    pay compensation to the public that has been deprived of the given
    territory",- she stressed.

    "Unfortunately, today the green zones of public use are still
    being built-up, and in this respect the Student Garden is quite
    illustrative. It was very unexpected for us that such fundamental
    construction might be launched here",- said Chairwoman of "For the
    sake of stable development" Association Karine Danielyan. At the same
    time, she expressed hope that the project of construction will be
    revised. "This problem caused a wide public response. I am happy that
    the youth has taken the relay and started an active fight. I think
    this is a guarantee of some results of our efforts",- said Danielyan.

    She also pointed out the plans on building up the Main Avenue among the
    arising problems of the city. "Here the matter concerns underground
    urbanization, but in this case trees are out of question, as they
    will be unable to grow", she said.

    To recall, an open letter with a demand to stop the construction in
    the Student Garden was addressed to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan
    in May 2010. Almost 20 thsd people signed the letter.




    From: A. Papazian
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