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Armenia's president rides one of Chinese buses supplemented Yerevan's fleet
YEREVAN, March 24. /ARKA/. Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan reviewed
Saturday a new batch of Chinese buses imported to the republic for
Yerevan's motor pool, as well as had a ride on one of them.
President Sargsyan was accompanied by Armenia's Minister of Transport
and Communication Manuk Vardanyan, Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan,
Vice-Mayor Kamo Areyan, and the representatives of Chinese Embassy in
Armenia.
China granted Armenia with the total of 249 buses within
Armenian-Chinese intergovernmental cooperation, head of Transport
Department of Yerevan Municipality Henrik Navasardyan said. The total
cost of the program was accounted to 4.5 billion drams (11.7 million
dollars).
`Buses will be seen in all the districts of the capital, but today
just about 80 buses on six routes will be available in the streets of
Yerevan,' Navasardyan said, adding that on March 24 all the passengers
can ride the buses free of charge according to the Mayor's
instruction.
The rest of the buses will be set in motion gradually, according to him.
He also said the number of mini-buses will be gradually declined in
the capital. In particular, the current 2600 mini-buses will be shrunk
to 1500. -0-
YEREVAN, March 24. /ARKA/. Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan reviewed
Saturday a new batch of Chinese buses imported to the republic for
Yerevan's motor pool, as well as had a ride on one of them.
President Sargsyan was accompanied by Armenia's Minister of Transport
and Communication Manuk Vardanyan, Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan,
Vice-Mayor Kamo Areyan, and the representatives of Chinese Embassy in
Armenia.
China granted Armenia with the total of 249 buses within
Armenian-Chinese intergovernmental cooperation, head of Transport
Department of Yerevan Municipality Henrik Navasardyan said. The total
cost of the program was accounted to 4.5 billion drams (11.7 million
dollars).
`Buses will be seen in all the districts of the capital, but today
just about 80 buses on six routes will be available in the streets of
Yerevan,' Navasardyan said, adding that on March 24 all the passengers
can ride the buses free of charge according to the Mayor's
instruction.
The rest of the buses will be set in motion gradually, according to him.
He also said the number of mini-buses will be gradually declined in
the capital. In particular, the current 2600 mini-buses will be shrunk
to 1500. -0-