Sunday, August 14, 2005

YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS CALL FOR STRUGGLE AGAINST INCREASE OF MINIBUS FARE

YEREVAN, AUGUST 11, NOYAN TAPAN. Several youth organizations of Armenia called upon citizens and students of Yerevan to struggle against the recent 30% increase of the minibus fare, social oppression and aggravation the already poor social conditions of the population.

The youth organizations of the party "Hanrapetutyun" ("Republic"), the National Democratic Union, the Bloc of National Democrats, the Liberal Progressive Party of Armenia, the party "Heritage", the Union of Armenian Aryans, the NGO "For Justice" and the People's Party of Armenia issued a joint statement on August 11. They demand that Mayor's Office of Yerevan declare its August 8 decision about increasing the minibus fare invalid. The statement says that the fare increase in inadmissible, taking into account the low standard of living of Yerevan citizens, their low incomes (salaries, pensions, benefits).

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