YEREVAN, OCTOBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The Hayastan All Armenian Fund starts to implement program of development of Yerevan Pushkin park. As Naira Melkumian, Fund's Executive Director, said at the October 18 press conference, the program is financed by member of the Fund's Board of Trustees, one of the heads of of the Robert Boghosian and Sons Fund, Albert Boghosian, who allocated 600 thousand dollars. By the way, A.Boghosian will also finance park's future preservation. N.Melkumian said that as early as in 2005 the Fund and Yerevan Kentron Prefect's Office signed a memorandum on park's development program. In N.Melkumian's words, the author of park's development project is Swiss Pierre Rambach. The latter is specialized in park development programs and has a rich experience. It was mentioned that the project has passed expertise ans was approved by RA Ministries of Nature Protection, Urban Development and Yerevan Mayor's Office. N.Melkumian said that Pushkin park has not been developed since the 1990-s. The park's total area is 16 300 sq.m., 1500 sq.m. out of which will be developed. Swimming-pools, an amphitheater, a cafe, a sentry post and a children's swimming-pool will be built at the park. Within the framework of main development activities it is planned to cut down only 5 trees subject to sanitary felling. The park entrance will be free.

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