Mayor Hayk Marutyan welcomes Country Director of Armenian Mission of Asian Development Bank Shane Rosenthal

05.12.2018

Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutyan welcomed the delegation headed by the Country Director of Armenian Mission of Asian Development Bank Shane Rosenthal. The parties highly appreciated the cooperation of the Asian Development Bank with Yerevan community. Mr. Rosenthal noted that besides being a financial establishment, ADB also promoted development of modern urban infrastructures, implementation of the programs aimed at installation of “green” economy and innovative technologies. Currently, a multi-trench program is being carried out with ADB financing the goal of which is to provide a bypass road in the western part of the capital.

Mayor Hayk Marutyan also attached importance to ADB participation in the development of infrastructures in Yerevan outlining that the construction of the bypass road will significantly contribute to the solution of one of the main problems of the city- traffic relief. At the same time Mayor Marutyan stressed that in addition to the construction of alternative roads it is necessary to radically improve the system if urban transport and to work out new approaches to parking regulation. The mayor noted that transport improvement is among the priority tasks of the city authorities and to solve this problem it is necessary to attract private, community and state means and to cooperate with international structures. The Country director of ADB expressed willingness to discuss the issue of providing technical, consulting and financial support during the improvement of transport system in Yerevan.

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