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SOME $12 MILLION NEEDED TO MAINTAIN AND RECONSTRUCT ZVARTNOST AIRPORT OLD BUILDING
YEREVAN, September 26. / ARKA /. A representative of Armenia's Chief
Civil Aviation Department, Ashot Azizyan, claimed that the maintenance
and reconstruction of the old building of Yerevan "Zvartnots" airport
will require approximately $12 million. He was speaking at a public
debate on the structure's future, initiated by the Presidential
Public Council.
A proposal was made to use it foe transit passengers, but Azizyan said
its heating in winter would require significant financial resources. A
sub-commission on urban and construction issues concluded that the
building should be preserved.
In April the Armenia International Airports, a company owned by
Argentenea Armenian businessman Eduardo Eurnekian that runs the
airport asked the mayor of Yerevan for permission to demolish the
old airport building.
Speaking at the debate, the chairman of the Union of Architects of
Armenia, Mkrtich Minasyan, said the discussions should continue until
a consensus is found.
"We have to find a way to save the airport building," said Minasyan .
According to him, every building in Yerevan , which has cultural value,
must be preserved and protected.
Armenia International Airports runs Zvartnots airport in accordance
with a 30-year concession granted by the Armenian government in 2001.
The owner of the company is a New York-based holding company, in
which 100% is owned by Argentinean businessman Eduardo Eurnekian..-0-
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From: Baghdasarian
YEREVAN, September 26. / ARKA /. A representative of Armenia's Chief
Civil Aviation Department, Ashot Azizyan, claimed that the maintenance
and reconstruction of the old building of Yerevan "Zvartnots" airport
will require approximately $12 million. He was speaking at a public
debate on the structure's future, initiated by the Presidential
Public Council.
A proposal was made to use it foe transit passengers, but Azizyan said
its heating in winter would require significant financial resources. A
sub-commission on urban and construction issues concluded that the
building should be preserved.
In April the Armenia International Airports, a company owned by
Argentenea Armenian businessman Eduardo Eurnekian that runs the
airport asked the mayor of Yerevan for permission to demolish the
old airport building.
Speaking at the debate, the chairman of the Union of Architects of
Armenia, Mkrtich Minasyan, said the discussions should continue until
a consensus is found.
"We have to find a way to save the airport building," said Minasyan .
According to him, every building in Yerevan , which has cultural value,
must be preserved and protected.
Armenia International Airports runs Zvartnots airport in accordance
with a 30-year concession granted by the Armenian government in 2001.
The owner of the company is a New York-based holding company, in
which 100% is owned by Argentinean businessman Eduardo Eurnekian..-0-
- See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/economy/some_12_million_needed_to_maintain_and_reconstruct _zvartnost_airport_old_building_/#sthash.NCLfcWOG.dpuf
From: Baghdasarian