The Armenian government has adopted a decision due to the need to sculpt and place a monument commemorating those who died during the events that took place in Yerevan on March 1, 2008.

The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Armenia plans to allocate AMD 96,410,000 to allocate a subvention to Yerevan community for this purpose.

The funds will be provided to the participant who is declared the winner by the competition commission set up under a relevant executive order of the mayor of Yerevan, based on a grant contract. Based on the results of an open tender, Albert Vardanyan’s design was announced the winning design.