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There are many problems in Yerevan and the municipal authorities should keep them in the focus of attention, Adviser to Armenian President, Olympic champion Yuri Vardanyan told a news conference on Wednesday, when commenting on the upcoming municipal elections. 

Vardanyan said that as an Adviser to Armenian President, he talked with Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan about the conditions of roads in Yerevan, and that he gives much importance to the problem of roads.

“I have noticed positive changes in Yerevan such as increasing green zones and making the city more comfortable,” he said.

People’s Artist of Armenia Jivan Gasparyan, for his part, said that Yerevan used to be small and nice city where everybody knew each other.

“But now Yerevan has become a European city, which is both positive and negative,” he said.

“Yerevan has become more beautiful, benches have been installed in the city, it has become more comfortable, and I would not want Yerevan to be a European city. First of all, Yerevan should be an Armenian city,” Gasparyan said.