On December 23, RA President Serzh Sargsyan visited the earthquake zone to get acquainted with the housing construction process.

In Gyumri, the Armenian leader held an unscheduled meeting. Participating in the meeting were the Vice-Premier, Shirak Governor and Mayor of Gyumri, as well as the representatives of the construction company that implemented the RA Government’s construction program. During the meeting the President voiced his discontent with the construction process.

Specifically, Serzh Sargsyan pointed out the poor interior decoration of flats in the Mush-2 neighborhood. He demanded that the flats be provided with heating and gas-supply systems. The President also pointed out that the neighborhood has no school or kindergarten, nor transport communication with the rest of the city. Serzh Sargsyan demanded that all the problems be resolved by May 15, 2010.

Talking to journalists, Director of the Glendale Hills construction company Vahe Almoyan reported that the flats in the Mush-2 neighborhood are almost ready.
They will be placed in charge of the RA Ministry of Urban Development immediately after the New Year. Only 4% of the work remains unfinished. Almoyan assured the meeting that the program has been accomplished without any violations.

Twenty-two buildings (1,056 of the planned 3,030 flats) have so far been constructed. The rest are to be put into service before January 2011.

T.P.