ArmInfo. Company "Russian Buses- GAZ Group" expressed its desire to participate in the implementation of the program of reforming the transport system of Yerevan, the press service of the Yerevan Mayor's Office reports.
During the meeting with the delegation of OJSC "Russian Buses - GAZ Group", headed by the Director of the Department of Foreign Economic Relations Dmitry Pizhikov, First Deputy Mayor of Yerevan Hrachya Sargsyan presented those basic requirements and approaches to be included in the program introducing a new urban transport system. According to him, Yerevan Municipality today received and receives from various well-known companies proposals on the acquisition of new buses. "According to the project of the new transport network, it is proposed to use 845 buses in Yerevan. Now all the criteria are being specified, according to which the necessary buses will be selected," Sargsyan said.
Dmitry Pyzhikov, representing the activities of the company "Russian Buses - GAZ Group ", noted that the company produces more than 20 basic models of buses of city type. The company's buses occupy about 75% of the Russian market. The variety of models makes it possible to take into account the nuances of operating buses in difficult terrain. Spare parts and other parts, both Russian and foreign-made buses allow us to provide high-quality buses. Pyzhikov also noted that they are ready to host the Yerevan delegation in order to familiarize the local authorities with the production process and technical capacities of buses. In turn, the first deputy mayor of the capital once again emphasized that the mayor's office was ready to discuss any proposals for reform and regulation in this area that would meet the requirements set out in the developed program.