Transport Minister: We inherited the transport system in a "sad" condition (video)
According to Transport Minister Ashot Hakobyan, there are many gaps in the transport system, we have inherited a "sad" situation, which is connected with the poor condition of the roads and the work of the businesses. "We see a solution to the issue in creating a unified routing network; the presence of one operator, which will serve the entire region, rather than serving the routes that are favorable to him," he says. Referring to the North-South road, the Minister mentioned that the total length of 6.5 km has already been constructed, as well as 8 km base and substation, and 3.2 billion drams have been spent on all that. The land acquisition and resettlement program has also been completed. "The problem of accumulation in Lars is in the neighboring countries of Armenia, Georgia and Russia," says Ashot Hakobyan. Having an alternative to Lars will refer to freight traffic, and this is part of South Ossetia. "At present negotiations are underway between the Russian and Georgian sides and the Swiss company SGS, so that the organization will be able to carry our cargoes in this intermediate sector," said Hakobyan. According to him, the accumulation in Lars is not conditioned only by Armenian drivers, as the Armenians there are only about 25%.
