GOVERNMENT APPROVES CONCEPT ON PROBLEMS OF FIGHT AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED CONSTRUCTION

NOYAN TAPAN
FEBRUARY 11, 2010
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. At the February 11 sitting, the
Armenian government approved the concept on solution of problems of
the fight against unauthorized construction in Armenia. The concept
includes measures aimed at reducing the cases of unauthorized
construction, improving the efficiency of the fight against it,
and ruling out such cases in the future.

Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan underlined the necessity of the proper
presentation of this concept to the National Assembly deputies as
it will be followed by a number of legislative initiatives. "It
is also necessary to draw citizens’ attention to it and explain
that the government has taken a principled position on unauthorized
construction. A strange situation has formed when it is more expedient
to carry out illegal construction and then to legalize it," the prime
minister said.

Minister of Urban Development Vardan Vardanian said the concept
envisages either ruling out the construction of unauthorized buildings
or reducing such cases to a minimum.