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ROAD SAFETY NATIONAL COUNCIL TO BE ESTABLISHED IN ARMENIA
PanARMENIAN.Net
21.08.2009 17:37 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "The Armenian government has developed a National
Strategy for Road Safety, which will be financed by the World Bank,"
Hrant Beglaryan , First Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications
said a press conference today.
According to him, USD 10 million will be invested in the program.
Hrant Beglaryan familiarized with information on road traffic
accidents: 2202 road accidents have been recorded in 2008, killed 407
people and 3000 people got wounded. In every 5th accident children,
elderly people and disabled suffered.
Over the last 5 years the annual number of accidents increased by 10
per cent and to develop. The deputy minister stressed that the new
strategy is aimed to reduce the number of accidents over the next 5
years by the same 10 per cent.
Mr. Beglaryan also said that a National Road Safety Council will
be established in Armenia, gathering heads of all relevant public
and private stakeholders and non-governmental organizations, and
particularly the RA prime minister.
PanARMENIAN.Net
21.08.2009 17:37 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "The Armenian government has developed a National
Strategy for Road Safety, which will be financed by the World Bank,"
Hrant Beglaryan , First Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications
said a press conference today.
According to him, USD 10 million will be invested in the program.
Hrant Beglaryan familiarized with information on road traffic
accidents: 2202 road accidents have been recorded in 2008, killed 407
people and 3000 people got wounded. In every 5th accident children,
elderly people and disabled suffered.
Over the last 5 years the annual number of accidents increased by 10
per cent and to develop. The deputy minister stressed that the new
strategy is aimed to reduce the number of accidents over the next 5
years by the same 10 per cent.
Mr. Beglaryan also said that a National Road Safety Council will
be established in Armenia, gathering heads of all relevant public
and private stakeholders and non-governmental organizations, and
particularly the RA prime minister.