TRAFFIC SAFETY ISSUES IN THE CENTER OF ATTENTION OF THE GOVERNMENT
ARMENPRESS
NOVEMBER 23, 2010
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 23, ARMENPRESS: Armenian Prime Minister, Chairman of
the Road Safety Council of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan participated today
in international forum on road safety, conducted under the heading of
"Let's Make the Roads Safe".
Press service of the Armenian government told Armenpress that welcoming
the organizers and participants of the forum, the Prime Minister
particularly noted: "In the recent period we pay big attention to
traffic safety issues. It is important for us that there is public
support, active public participation, which essentially facilitates
our tasks, as cooperating with NGOs, we make our society competent
on the situation of citizens, we undertake joint measures.
Moreover, the national program adopted by the government has been
drafted with immediate participation of our NGOs. It is a guarantee
that we will manage to essentially reduce the number of traffic
accidents in Armenia."
"Referring to the main directions of increasing the traffic safety,
Tigran Sargsyan presented the further tasks in the direction of
reduction of traffic accidents. He especially pointed out the
importance of introducing a road audit system in Armenia and on
increasing public competence on security rules.
During the international forum concluding the series of events
conducted this year in Armenia under the heading of "Let's Make Roads
Safe", the works implemented in Armenia and at international level
in the direction of ensuring road safety were presented.
Director General of FIA Foundation David Ward handed to Armenian
Prime Minister the invitation of participating in the opening of
"Decade of Actions" program proclaimed by the UN and of presenting
Armenia's achievements in traffic safety. That global campaign will
launch in 2011 April, London.
Tigran Sargsyan signed under the program's motto of "Lets' Make
Road Secure", confirming the support of the Armenian government to
implementation of "Decade of Actions" program.
From: A. Papazian
ARMENPRESS
NOVEMBER 23, 2010
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 23, ARMENPRESS: Armenian Prime Minister, Chairman of
the Road Safety Council of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan participated today
in international forum on road safety, conducted under the heading of
"Let's Make the Roads Safe".
Press service of the Armenian government told Armenpress that welcoming
the organizers and participants of the forum, the Prime Minister
particularly noted: "In the recent period we pay big attention to
traffic safety issues. It is important for us that there is public
support, active public participation, which essentially facilitates
our tasks, as cooperating with NGOs, we make our society competent
on the situation of citizens, we undertake joint measures.
Moreover, the national program adopted by the government has been
drafted with immediate participation of our NGOs. It is a guarantee
that we will manage to essentially reduce the number of traffic
accidents in Armenia."
"Referring to the main directions of increasing the traffic safety,
Tigran Sargsyan presented the further tasks in the direction of
reduction of traffic accidents. He especially pointed out the
importance of introducing a road audit system in Armenia and on
increasing public competence on security rules.
During the international forum concluding the series of events
conducted this year in Armenia under the heading of "Let's Make Roads
Safe", the works implemented in Armenia and at international level
in the direction of ensuring road safety were presented.
Director General of FIA Foundation David Ward handed to Armenian
Prime Minister the invitation of participating in the opening of
"Decade of Actions" program proclaimed by the UN and of presenting
Armenia's achievements in traffic safety. That global campaign will
launch in 2011 April, London.
Tigran Sargsyan signed under the program's motto of "Lets' Make
Road Secure", confirming the support of the Armenian government to
implementation of "Decade of Actions" program.
From: A. Papazian