Minibuses malfunctions and smoking in transport - realities of metropolitan trafficNovember 27, 2009 - 15:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan municipality will work towards resolving traffic related issues in Yerevan, making full use of 2009 city budget, leading transportation management expert Karen Hakobyan told a news conference in Yerevan.Asked to comment on smoking in public transport as well as malfunctions of minibuses, he said, "Passengers' negligence results in violations of the law on restriction of tobacco products consumption." "As to malfunctions, minibuses undergo maintenance checkup twice a year so the level of faultiness must be low. The business entity in charge of transportation services should also bear responsibility for technical validity," Hakobyan concluded. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |