Issue of regulating alienation of Soviet public property to be  settled in Armenia 

ArmInfo. The issue of alienation of property that had public status back in Soviet times will be regulated in Armenia. The country's parliament, at a plenary session on March 5, introduced amendments to the Civil Code in the second and final reading.

According to the author of the legislative initiative, Sisak  Gabrielyan, a member of the National Assembly of the Republic of  Armenia from the ruling "Civil Contract" faction, a law was adopted  back in 1991, according to which the property of all public  organizations, including creative unions, was recognized as state  property. However, after gaining independence, as a result of gaps in  the legislation, a number of objects that had public status  (stadiums, cultural facilities and other state buildings) became the  property of legal entities. Thus, about 80% of the above-mentioned  objects were privatized. In their place, either new buildings were  erected, or they simply remained idle.

"We are talking about 27 thousand real estate objects that became the  property of "non-governmental organizations". De facto, their real  owners were either high-ranking officials or members of their  families," Gabrielyan said.

According to the amendments, in each specific case, written requests  will be sent to the Prosecutor General's Office. Based on the results  of the investigation, the property will be returned to those legal  entities that are directly related to it. As for buildings and  structures that have not yet been privatized, their alienation must  be with the consent of 2/3 of the members of the highest governing  body of the legal entity.

The presented bill, according to the assurance of the deputy from the  ruling party, is not aimed at depriving anyone of the right to  property. Its main goal is to ensure that cultural and sports  facilities serve their intended purpose. For example, the building of  the Union of Artists should serve artists.