The construction in the Student Park of Yerevan is carried out with violations of urban development standards. The construction site is actually larger than the territory allotted for a café, RA Minister of Urban Development Vardan Vardanyan stated, responding to a question by Stepan Safaryan, Chairman of the Heritage parliamentary faction.

He assured the MP that he informed Yerevan Mayor Gagik Beglaryan of the situation.

In his turn, RA Minister of Nature Protection Aram Harutyunyan gave assurances that all the construction projects in Yerevan are approved after in-depth studies by the Yerevan Municipality and other relevant agencies. He pointed out that the ministry is now considering the legality of bringing a Pacific white-sided dolphin, southern sea elephant (Mirounga leonina) and South African fur seal to Armenia.

Safaryan responded by pointing out numerous cases of environmental damage ignored by the ministry. The minister’s only answer to the MP’s arguments was as follows: “We are acting within law.”