Most of about 250 commuter buses donated by China to Armenia early this year are still standing idle because of what municipal authorities in Yerevan described on Monday as a shortage of qualified drivers.
The brand new buses were unveiled in Yerevan's main Republic Square in late March during a high-profile ceremony attended by President Serzh Sarkisian. The Chinese government donation was touted then as a major boost to a modernization of the city's public transportation system promised by the municipal administration.
The network is currently dominated by some 2,000 mostly privately owned minibuses. They are notorious for being overcrowded and contributing to traffic congestion.
Armenian News
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