The move has been widely welcomed. “It is a precedent,” said Ruben Torosian, a prominent former member of parliament. “The fact that finally someone was stopped from building in the green zone is a positive sign.”

Gohar Oganezova, vice-president of Armenia’s Botanical Association, told IWPR that “this case can be seen as the first small result of our fight over many years against construction taking place on Yerevan’s green spaces.” Continue reading →