Tigran Sargsyan: road audit helps improve traffic safetyNovember 23, 2010 - 15:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Road safety is in the focus of the government, Armenian Prime Minister said. Opening “Let’s make roads safe” international conference, Tigran Sargsyan stated that public support is extremely important to achieve good results. “Thanks to public engagement in the events initiated by the government over the past several years, the number of fatal accidents in Armenia has decreased by 20%,” he said. “A program envisaging public discussion of traffic accidents and training in educational institutions throughout the republics was implemented,” he said, adding that road audit helps improve traffic safety. 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 | Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says. Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |