It has been years the discussion of making Yerevan exempt of different governmental offices is being discussed. As “Hraparak” reports, one solution can be the displace of the Ministry of Culture to Gyumri which will solve 2 problems simultaneously: first – making Yerevan less loaded with state institutions, and second – returning Gyumri its has-been title of the cultural capital of Armenia.
However since the state officials in Armenia live mainly in Yerevan, they do everything to hamper the process. No official information is available yet, as the Ministry of Culture states.