ArmInfo. Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan met with a delegation led by Sameh Wahba, World Bank Regional Director for Sustainable Development at the Europe and Central Asia region.
The mayor was presented with the results of the assessment in the field of solid waste management and proposals were made. In particular, the World Bank delegation proposed developing a policy in this sector, a road map that would determine further steps, as well as short-term and long-term goals.
Attaching the importance of joint projects, Tigran Avinyan emphasized that the sector requires systemic solutions. He noted that Yerevan is ready to discuss any proposals that can effectively solve the problems that have accumulated over decades.
Stressing the importance of expanding cooperation with the Yerevan Municipality and implementing new joint programs, Sameh Wahba, in turn, noted that the Bank is ready to support the community, both in terms of providing advisory support and in terms of implementing practical programs.
