“Nor Haleb=?UTF-8?B?4oCdIA==?=Housing Project Faces Uncertain Future: Mistrust and Lack of Money the Culprits

11:15, May 4, 2015

Seda Hergnyan

The parcel of land in the Aragatzotn town of Ashtarak, earmarked for a new residential community to house Syrian-Armenian refugees, remains barren.

The idea to construct the neighborhood, to be called "Nor Haleb" (New Aleppo), took shape in 2012.

The concept, proposed by Minister of Diaspora Affairs Hranoush Hakobyan, soon won the approval of the Armenian government and the local Ashtarak Municipal Council.

Lena Haladjian, who runs an NGO called the "Coordinating Center for Syrian-Armenian Problems" told Hetq that the plan was to build 488 apartments for those who escaped the war in Syria. The estimated cost was US$25 million and the hope was that benefactors would raise the bulk of the money and that those who signed up for apartments would provide the remainder. The larger the apartment, the more future residents would pay.  Read more... (637 words)

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