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Do not take money from pilgrims
A youth civic initiative called "Know Your Country" proposes organizing a "Doors Open" event for pilgrims visiting holy sites in Khosrov National Reserve at least once a month.
Each pilgrim visiting the sites is charged 3000 drams. Earlier in June, the director of Khosrov forest tried to justify this step as an attempt "to develop ecotourism in Armenia."
The civic initiative counts on Armenian Prime Minister's support in settling this issue.
On July 14, the Armenian government approved a project to restore and preserve more than 300 historic, architectural monuments in Khosrov National Reserve.
