What we talked about:

- The issue of Armenia having several state agencies/ministries dealing with construction and urban development.

- The collapse of the Soviet Union and the establishment of several governmental agencies responsible for urban development.

- Soviet and current models of governance in the sector.

- The current model of construction and urban development governance in need of reforms and reconstruction

- The corruption case against the head of the Urban Development Committee, Vahagn Vermishyan.

- How construction permit process works in Armenia

- Need for establishment of proper urban planning instruments, need to centralize all land information in one dataset, need of tools in order to properly assess and give permits for construction.