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The Armenian cabinet endorsed today the Government’s legislative initiative on the package of bills to amend the RA Law on Motor Transport and the RA Code on Administrative Offenses.

As the press department at the government reported, if adopted, the bills shall form a unified route network in the Republic, provide transportation services to all settlements, improve service quality and enhance safety in passenger transportation.

With reference to the bill, Karen Karapetyan noted that a legislative framework to regulate the new transport network is being created. “We want to set up a transport network that will not leave any settlement out of the map. We will create lots where we can unite profitable and non-profit groups so that it may prove profitable for businesses. We are also planning to conclude long-term contracts so that the investor could be sure of having a long-term job and make an investment,” the Prime Minister emphasized.

Asked about the timeline of introduction of the proposed network, Minister of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies Vahan Martirosyan noted that a pilot program will be implemented in one of the provinces, after which steps will be taken to apply it nationwide based on the results of the pilot program. According to the Minister, the pilot program will be implemented over the next two to three months, while the introduction of the network will call for a year.

The Prime Minister urged him to have the preparatory work for the network introduction completed as soon as possible. “By the end of the first quarter, the whole network should have been examined based on the results of pilot programs. We will look into its logic, the contracts in effect and the timelines and we will state what kind of network and investors we will have and what opportunities it will offer.”
The Government passed a decision in an effort to streamline the architectural styles of buildings, facade solutions and their key elements, compositions, ornaments, the proportions of exterior doors and windows, and the roofs’ harmonious color solutions.

The Premier instructed to take into account investors’ and developers’ interests. “Do not set excessive restrictions. Clear-cut standards should be established in order to avoid red tape on the spot. You must pay special attention to not raising the cost price or limit their freedom.”