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).