ARMENIAN PRESIDENT PROPOSES BUILDING SMALL TRADE CENTERS IN
VARIOUS PARTS OF YEREVAN
23-01-2007 16:00:00 | Armenia | Social
YEREVAN, JANUARY 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Although in the last few
years Yerevan Mayor's Office has taken all measures to regulate
street trade, this work is still not quite effective. The Head
of the Trade and Services Department of Yerevan Mayor's Office
Karen Gevorgian said at the January 22 press conference that
many citizens do not realize that foodstuffs sold in streets are
harmful to health as their sale is conducted in conditions not
meeting sanitary and hygienic norms.
According to him, the Armenian president gave instructions
to pay more attention to installation and design of trade
pavilions in Yerevan streets. Robert Kocharian also proposed
building small trade centers in various parts of the city.
K. Gevorgian said that the mayor's office received many
complaints from Yerevan residents about bakeries, suanas, dry
cleaner's, etc. functioning in the basements of residential
buildings. These complaints are mainly well-grounded as the
operation of such facilities in basements is forbidden by law.
Since January 1, 2007, the mayor's office has been sending
written warnings to owners of such facilities so that they will
change their activity type to another one. If the owners do not
take respective steps within two months, the mayor's office will
apply to court.
The department head also addressed the problem of public
lavatories. In his words, last year 7 land allotments were made
for this purpose by the mayor's decision, and there will be 50
allotmemts in 2007.