Within the scope of its powers to submit claims for the protection of state (community) interests, the Prosecutor’s Office of Lori region commenced, on 16 December 2025, following a letter from the Head of Lori region, an examination of the documents concerning the allocation of land plots in Hrant Matevosyan park in Vanadzor community to various persons.

The examination established that, under 25 agreements concluded in the early 2000s, the land plots in Hrant Matevosyan park in Vanadzor community had been granted to 22 individuals and legal entities under lease, development or gratuitous use rights. It was established that the 22 entities leasing and actually possessing the land plots in Hrant Matevosyan park in Vanadzor were using them in violation of the agreements and for purposes other than those for which they had been allocated. As a result, the park had fallen into a neglected condition.

Based on the examinations conducted by the Prosecutor’s Office of Lori region, on 26 January 2026, a motion was submitted to the Acting Head of Vanadzor community, demanding the termination of 26 agreements for the lease, gratuitous use and development of land plots concluded with 22 individuals and legal entities.

It should be recalled that, during her working visit to Lori region, on 19 August 2026, Prosecutor General of the Republic of Armenia Anna Vardapetyan also visited Hrant Matevosyan park, accompanied by the Head of Lori region Aren Mkrtchyan and Prosecutor of Lori region Movses Antonyan, and gave a number of instructions to the Prosecutor of the region.

As a result of the motion, the lease right of an individual over another land plot located within the park, measuring 400 sq. m. and having an approximate cadastral value of AMD 4,205,000, close to its market value, was also terminated. The land plot was returned to the possession of Vanadzor community.

To date, as a result of prosecutorial intervention, Vanadzor community has terminated lease and gratuitous use agreements concerning a total of 20 land plots with a combined area of 12,935.3 sq. m. Of these, the termination of agreements concerning 17 plots, with a total area of 5,062.84 sq. m., has been registered in the Cadastre.

Work to terminate the remaining agreements is ongoing.