“The Armenian government has developed a National Strategy for Road Safety, which will be financed by the World Bank,” Hrant Beglaryan , First Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications said a press conference today.
According to him, USD 10 million will be invested in the program.
Hrant Beglaryan familiarized with information on road traffic accidents: 2202 road accidents have been recorded in 2008, killed 407 people and 3000 people got wounded. In every 5th accident children, elderly people and disabled suffered.
Over the last 5 years the annual number of accidents increased by 10 per cent and to develop. The deputy minister stressed that the new strategy is aimed to reduce the number of accidents over the next 5 years by the same 10 per cent.
Mr. Beglaryan also said that a National Road Safety Council will be established in Armenia, gathering heads of all relevant public and private stakeholders and non-governmental organizations, and particularly the RA prime minister.
