Norik Sargsyan: number of car accidents tends to decreaseJuly 13, 2010 - 14:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 851 car accidents were registered in Armenia during the first six months of 2010, killing 117 people and injuring 1152, traffic police chief said. “The number of accidents and casualties decreased by 15 and 33 respectively, as compared to the same period in 2009,” Norik Sargsyan told reporters on July 13. “The number of car accidents tends to decrease,” he said. As for violations of traffic rules, traffic police recorded 352 958 violations during the reporting period, which is 47 000 more than last year. Sargsyan said that traffic police will control the roads leading from Yerevan towards resorts in July-August. He also informed that roads markings and installment of cameras in Yerevan will be finished till the end of the year. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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. Partner news | Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdoğan. Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. |