COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONTRIBUTES TO ELABORATION OF GENERAL LAYOUTS OF
REGIONAL COMMUNITIES OF ARMENIA

YEREVAN, July 26 (Noyan Tapan). It is expected that the general
layouts of the communities situated out of Yerevan will be elaborated
this year for the first time. Ruzanna Alaverdian, RA Deputy Minister
of Urban Development, said that the general layouts of 12 communities
of Ararat, Syunik, Gegharkunik, Kotayk and Vayots Dzor will be
elaborated owing to 100 mln drams allocated by the state
budget. Discussions on the preparation of plans and planning of
strategy of communal development were held with correspondent
departments of Vayots Dzor, Jermuk and Syunik. They are financed by
the CE program “Armenia as Innovative Bridge in ECMRRP Model Regions
European Network”. The “European Conference of Ministers Responsible
for Regional Planning” Organization is the Ministerial Committee
responsible for territorial planning of states-members of the Council
of Europe. According to Ph. D Oygen Heller, the Armenian delegation
contributed a lot to the process of the elaboration of ECMRRP projects
and programs. Armenia has great potential and may become a bridge in
the process of the involvement of other countries in the European
structures. Taking all this into account, it was decided to implement
the two-year program “Armenia as Innovative Bridge in ECMRRP Model
Regions European Network” under the patronage of the Council of
Europe, which will give an opportunity to develop new European
approaches to the development of the communities.