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On Saturday, Epress.am caught up with Yerevan mayor Karen Karapetyan, who was taking a stroll in the park on Mashtots Ave. (Fountains Park), where members of the civil initiative group “We are the owners of this city” were organizing a tree-planting while city employees were cleaning up the park.<\/p>\n
Walking until the tunnels that lead to the Children’s Railway, Karapetyan made a few observations on possible ways of improving (and preserving) the green space.<\/p>\n
“It can be lit, built up; it’s a great area, like Vernissage [the outdoor market area where vendors sell a variety of goods on the weekends],” he said, speaking to his staff.<\/p>\n
The mayor also spoke with local environmentalists, who raised current issues and asked to organize a meeting to talk in more detail.<\/p>\n
“Shall we prepare a list of environmental issues [in the city] and present it to you?” they asked, adding that they’ve already met a few times with the head of the municipality’s nature protection department.<\/p>\n
“Let’s agree on this: if you’re meeting with the head of the nature protection department and you’re not satisfied with the meetings later, I will meet with you, what do you say?” said Karapetyan.<\/p>\n
Asked by Epress.am whether more cafes are going to be built in Fountains Park, the mayor said, “Cafes won’t be built again; on the contrary, whatever structures there are, we’re removing from here.”<\/p>\n
Karapetyan added that city hall is going to look after maintaining and planting greenery in not only Fountains Park, but also all of Yerevan’s green spaces.<\/p>\n
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