LAW ON YEREVAN TO BE PRESENTED TO NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN AUTUMN

Noyan Tapan

Ma y 21, 2008

YEREVAN, MAY 21, NOYAN TAPAN. The government will submit an amended
and ready for second reading bill on Yerevan to the National Assembly
at its autumn session, the RA minister of territorial administration
Armen Gevorgain stated in the parliament on May 21.

According to him, the government discussed the bill in detail with CE
experts who recently came to Yerevan. The experts proposed increasing
own authorities of Yerevan as an independent territorial entity. With
the aim of solving this problem, the government proposes that some part
of delegated authorities should be considered as own authorities. With
respect to Yerevan, it is proposed to transfer the fulfilment of state
functions (which is considered as competence of marzpets (regional
governors) in marzes) to state bodies located in Yerevan: ministries,
committees, etc.

The minister did not tell the date of elections of Yerevan mayor,
saying that it depends on the process of adopting the above mentioned
law. In his words, the local government bodies of Yerevan continue
functioning normally, the recent 4 community elections were properly
held, and elections in another 6-7 communities of Yerevan will be
held in the autumn.