People in Karabakh sometimes call President Bako Sahakyan, “the builder”. After his election in 2007 the importance of construction has been emphasized- both in terms of quantity and quality. There is even a joke in Karabakh that given the kind of heart for the construction field he has, President Sahakyan should have become Minister of Urban Development.

In a few months after assuming the office the president replaced the Minister of Urban Development, appointing a young architect Anahit Vardanyan. Shortly after her appointment the new minister founded a separate body overseeing construction quality.