YEREVAN, DECEMBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. At the December 21 sitting, the Armenian government decided that nonresidential areas (NA) of apartment buildings that are occupied by state governance bodies or state noncommercial organizations and their territorial units (including libraries, laboratories, museums, clubs, communication offices, etc) must be transferred under the administration of the State Property Management Department adjunct to the RA government with the aim of passing them to the indicated bodies and organization with the right of free use. According to the decision, NAs occupying an area over 100 square meters in Yerevan, and over 200 square meters in marzes must be transferred under the Department's administration for state needs, while the other NAs will be transferred to the respective commmunities with the right of free use. NT was informed from the RA Government Information and PR Department that the head of the State Property Management Department was instructed to carry out state registration of the ownership right of the areas transferred to the department within three months, after which proposals about their further administration will be submitted to the RA government.

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