PRESIDENT OF IAF MAX MOUSLY ARRIVES IN YEREVAN

Panorama.am
14:13 26/04/06

On May 11 a demonstration of a special trainer how to use automobile
safety belts will be held in Yerevan.

As the director of the National Council of road security Poghos
Shahinyan said the introduction of the trainer will sign the beginning
of the action aimed at increasing the social consciousness in the
necessity to fasten the belts of safety. As P. Shahinyan assures
the belt is the safest way to exceed the level of injury during
car accidents. P. Shahinyan also informed that the president of
International Automobile Federation (IAF) Max Mousli is arriving
in Yerevan on May 11. He is scheduled to meet the Governmental
representatives.

In his turn the President Armenian Automobile Federation Mkrtich
Pilotyan mentioned that the Council, that includes 5 public
organizations, intends to cooperate with state structures. At present
negotiations are held with the chairman of the RA NA Standing Committee
of Defence, National Security and Home Affairs Mher Shahgeldyan.

As the participants of the press conference think only cooperation
is not enough, the social consciousness should also be increased.

To note, according to the information of RA Police 1313 car accidents
took place in the republic in 2005 as a result of which 310 people
died and 1773 were injured. As compared with 2004 the number of cases
increased by 148 or 12.7%, the number of the injured – by 281 people,
and the number of dead – by 51 people.