ALBERT BAZEYAN HAS NOT SIGNED ANYTHING AUTHORIZING THE CHOPPING OF TREES

A1+
[07:50 pm] 07 February, 2007

According to the residents of Aghayan 19 and Teryan 56, the permission
to start construction in the grove near the buildings was given
in 2000 when Albert Bazeyan was mayor of Yerevan. Today the former
mayor of Yerevan told "A1+" that he remembers about the decision,
but he has never signed under any document containing the words
"chopping of trees".

"Before making any decision the mayor must get the positive conclusion
of the corresponding administrations of the municipality. If there have
been any illegal steps, I’m ready to answer for them in court. But I
assure you that in those years we only allotted lands by the principle
of rent", he said.

Let us remind you that the 20 trees in the grove were chopped down
on by Nushikyan association January 20 in order to build a hotel.