Yerevan teems with minibusesNovember 27, 2009 - 14:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is one of few countries with electricity surplus, which can be used to ease surface traffic, according to Armen Poghosyan, chairman of Consumers' Association of Armenia. "Our monitoring showed that passenger transportation by minibuses accounts for 80 per cent of all passenger traffic in Yerevan," he told a news conference on Friday. "The government should make efforts to change the situation," he said. Representative of the Yerevan municipality Karen Hakobyan, for his part, commented, "We cannot change mentality of the people and force them to use buses or trolleybuses. City municipality is developing a new transportation routes project which will require 800 buses." 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 | Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. Armenia says ready to extend nuclear plant’s lifetime by 10 years Armenia has taken necessary measures to extend the lifetime of its nuclear power plant until 2036. Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 |