ArmInfo.The Ministry of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies of the Republic of Armenia supports the competitive identification of companies for the implementation of interstate passenger transportation. As the press service of the ministry reported on September 26, Deputy Minister of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies Armen Pambuhchyan stated this at a meeting with representatives of companies engaged in passenger transportation.
According to him, a procedure for assessing the state of vehicles should also be held on a competitive basis, and the tenders themselves will be held transparently. He assured that all companies participating in tenders will be given equal opportunities with the exception of any bias. At the same time, the companies themselves must take into account the current order, the requirements for submitting applications, in order to best meet these requirements. Armen Pambukhchyan also informed that public organizations and representatives of mass media can be admitted to forthcoming competitions in order to ensure transparency of the process.
Recall that on September 24, representatives of companies held a protest in front of the building of the ministry. They demanded transparency in the conduct of tenders for interstate passenger transportation, expressing dissatisfaction with the results of the competition held.
A day earlier, Armen Pambukhchyan on his Facebook page reported that the agency had asked Russia to increase the number of licenses for drivers who carry out charter passenger transportation from Armenia to Russia. The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technologies of Armenia also informed about the new order of implementation passenger transportation from Armenia to Russia in connection with the entry into force of the new agreement between the governments of the two countries "On international road transport".