CONSTRUCTION OR MAJOR REPAIR OF 900 HOUSES OF CULTURE
PLANNED FOR 2004-2008
24-12-2004 18:35:00 | Armenia | Culture
YEREVAN, December 24 (Noyan Tapan). About $42m and $31m are
necessary for repair and construction of about 900 cultural
centers in Armenia in 2004-2008. Sos Kocharian, RA Deputy
Minister of Urban Construction, informed a Noyan Tapan
correspondent that houses of culture will be built in the
communities, which are deprived of such centers are present.
It's envisaged to finance the construction by state resources
and with the help of international donor organizations.
It was mentioned that the cultural houses of Oshakan,
Sisavan, Gndevaz were reconstructed and a new house of culture
was built in the village of Tsapatagh of Gegharkunik marz with
about 95m drams ($172.7 thousand) allocated from the 2004 state
budget. According to the Deputy Minister, the 2005 draft budget
envisages to allocate about 240m drams for the construction and
repair of houses of culture.
S.Kocharian also said that 60 houses of culture have been
repaired in the republic with financing of different sources
recently.