RA minister of education and science visits Tsitsernakaberd

ArmInfo. Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of Armenia Zhanna Andreasyan visited the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex to inspect the progress and quality of the work.

Responsible representatives of the contractor informed the minister  that the repair and reinforcement of the roof drainage systems of the  museum and administrative buildings are nearing completion, which  will eliminate the problem of rainwater infiltration. At the same  time, landscaping and improvement work in the surrounding area of the  memorial continues according to the approved schedule.

Furthermore, the completed restoration of the steles of the Armenian  Genocide Monument was presented.

Zhanna Andreasyan noted the importance of the specialists' consistent  and responsible work, emphasizing the need for strict adherence to  high quality standards and deadlines. It should be noted that several  days earlier, members of the Chamber of Architects of Armenia sent an  open letter to the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and  Sports, demanding a comprehensive scientific study of the memorial,  including photometric, ultrasound, materials science, geological,  geophysical, and other studies. They also demanded that the existing  waterproofing and drainage projects be assessed as inadequate, with  the goal of immediately developing new solutions by a new  professional group. The letter calls for a new restoration project to  be commissioned for the Armenian Genocide Memorial, including  solutions for restoring the three already damaged steles, as well as  a separate project for preserving the nine surviving historic steles.

The document, signed by 172 architects, states that the current work  is being carried out with faulty architectural and engineering design  solutions, which is compromising the monument's structural stability  and detracting from its original appearance and expressiveness.