Yerevan Deputy Mayor Levon Hovhannisyan had a meeting with the regional coordinators of the Open Government Partnership initiative of the Eastern Partnership civil society dialogue. Highly appreciating joint efforts put into making city governance more effective and participatory, the deputy Mayor marked that within a short period Yerevan has been able to develop and accomplish the one-year action plan benefitting to increasing the accountability, transparency of the city authorities’ activity and their collaboration with the civil society.

The reports on Yerevan budget performance and development program of 2023 have been submitted for public discussion. The projects were presented in brief at the meeting of the Council for Community Development and Annual Budget Performance adjunct to the Mayor.

Within the frames of the UNDP “Climate Promise” program Yerevan Municipality is to develop the Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP). Representatives of the subdivisions and community organizations of the city economy coordinating the sphere as well

ԱA working meeting was held in the City Hall with the representatives of the civil society to form the “Green Development” platform assumed within the scope of Yerevan Action Plan for 2023-2024. The project is implemented by “Open Government Partnership Local” initiative.

The maintenance of solar photovoltaic stations and lighting systems installed on 97 blocks of flats involved in “EU4Yerevan: Solar community” program, have been transferred  free of charge to the bodies of those buildings management,

The meeting related to the methodology of the Municipality transparency and accountability assessment was held in the City Hall. The representatives of relevant departments of the municipality staff and the “Transparency International Anti-Corruption Centre” as well as the representatives

A working discussion related to hazardous waste management was held in the City Hall with the representatives of “Sweco International Ab” (Sweco) company. The representatives of the Municipality departments of development and investment programs, nature protection, “Landscaping” PNCO as well as the working group for the implementation of Capital Cities Collaborating on Common Challenges in Hazardous Waste Management - Yerevan, Warsaw, Tirana" Project participated in the meeting.

The First Deputy Mayor Levon Hovhannisyan hosted the head of “Open Government Partnership” Eastern Partnership Program Peter Varga. The OGP-Armenia coordinator Lilia Afrikyan, the head of Yerevan Municipality Department of Development and Investment Programs Armen Harutyunya