Armenian activist says $3.4 mln paid for poor park renovations in Yerevan

Armenian opposition activist Artur Chakhoyan has accused the Yerevan Municipality of paying 1.3 billion drams ($3.4 million) to a single contractor for substandard renovation works in three city parks.

In a video posted on social media on Tuesday, Chakhoyan said Yervada LLC won tenders in 2023 to refurbish Davtashen Park, Nor Nork’s Renaissance Park and Malatia-Sebastia’s Victory Park, but the projects are already deteriorating.  

He noted that the parks are located in districts led by members of Aram Sargsyan’s Republic Party, adding that two of them sit directly adjacent to district administration buildings.