COMMITTEE FINISHES DISCUSSION OF DRAFT BILL ON YEREVAN

Panorama.am
15:35 18/09/2007

Interagency committee established to discuss and develop "Bill
on Yerevan" has finished the discussions and submitted the bill
to respective structures for "a grounded opinion." Vache Terteryan,
deputy minister of territorial administration, told a press conference
today that they have submitted the "Bill on Yerevan" to the Council
of Europe (CoE) as well for expert opinion.

In the words of the deputy minister, the bill stipulates that Yerevan
mayor will be elected in indirect elections, i.e., the elders of the
city must elect a mayor from among themselves. Another provision
dictates that village like areas and small neighborhoods within
the city will be excluded from Yerevan. "There will be no reduction
in communities.

We have rural communities within Yerevan which will be modified and
excluded from Yerevan," Vache Terteryan said. In his words, soon
the bill will be submitted for public discussions and only then will
enjoy the approval of the government.