Project for Yerevan’s new public transport network unveiledJanuary 18, 2018 - 14:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The project for building a new public transport network for the Armenian capital city of Yerevan was unveiled at a City Hall meeting on Thursday, January 18. A consulting company, WYG has authored the draft project which will be finalized after further discussions, proposals and observations. Under the new project, 42 routes will be left out of the current 115, the number of vehicles will be slashed by 1100 to just 939. The proposed network is designed to create an integrated system of buses, trolleybuses and subway and excludes minibuses. Top stories 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. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |