Keep up with the times: the problem of organizing an international urban forum in the City Hall has been discussed

08.02.2019

How to make urban development programs and reforms a basis for significant economic perspectives? The representatives of Moscow Urban Forum are in Yerevan to study the fundamental problems of Yerevan, the program of development and the peculiarities of the capital. They offer to organize the same name forum in Yerevan. The specialists believe that within a short time Yerevan can become a rapidly developing modern city.

The goal of the annual Moscow Urban Forum held since 2012 is to establish a common urban agenda with involvement of different specialists every year, to present the recent urbanistic approaches which promote sustainable urban development, as well as to become a platform for meetings and exchange of ideas between the leaders of large cities, experts, investors and public organizations.
“We think that this stage is favourable for Yerevan for making changes from the political point of view, as the city authorities have the support and trust of the society. Before each reform it’s necessary to think what it can give to urban economic development which in its turn will let the city get its special place among the cities of the world. Nowadays, the development and competitiveness of the world countries is considered on the example of the country’s largest city and measured by the quality of life, technology and tourism development. To adopt such a strategy of reforms a political will is required, which is possessed by Yerevan today as we can see”, said the director of Moscow Urban Forum programs Vasili Auzan during the meeting with the representatives of Yerevan city authorities and added that among the cities divided into some groups in accordance with world standards Yerevan can certainly find a place in one row with Singapore, Tel-Aviv, Luxemburg or Tallinn.
Yerevan, which is the uniting circle of all Armenians, has a rich heritage which can be combined with innovations and start-up projects and an interesting result can be reached.
The representatives of Yerevan city authorities approved of the idea of organizing the urban forum and made an arrangement to carry on communicating with the Moscow party to put the initiative into life.

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