ArmInfo. A number of Armenian media outlets that are located in the building at 1/3 Byuzand Street, which is on the balance sheet of the Yerevan Municipality, today received a notification from the city administration, in which they are suggested to leave the occupied territories within five days.
As editor of the Hraparak newspaper Armine Ohanyan informed, in the notification to the Municipality, the reasons for such a decision of the city administration are not specifically indicated. Nevertheless, she explained that the editorial offices of the media have an agreement on the gratuitous lease of occupied territories until 2020. Ohanyan also assured that the editors fulfill all contractual obligations. ArmInfo failed to get any comments from Yerevan Municipality. A spokesman for Mayor Hakob Karapetyan assured that in the near future they would make a corresponding statement.
To note, in the building at Buzand 1/3 Street, there are the editorial offices of the Hraparak newspaper, the A1 + channel, the ARKA news agency, the Hetq news agency of investigative journalism, and the "Hayeli.am" portal.
To recall, earlier similar notifications were received by some media outlets (including the ArmInfo news agency), operating at Arshakunyats 2 Street and Isahakyan 28 Street (press houses), which are on the balance sheet of the State Property Management Committee.