ArmInfo.Priority for all citizens of Azerbaijan should be the political interests of the country, and therefore if Yandex.Taxi and Uber are headed by a citizen of Armenia or someone of Armenian nationality, our company will suspend the issuance of a "mark of distinction" to drivers who previously allowed to work with these companies , And will urge all drivers not to cooperate with the new firm, "the head of the press service of the Baku transport agency Mais Agayev told the Azerbaijani media.
On July 14, Yandex.Taxi CEO Tigran Khudaverdyan told journalists about the forthcoming unification of Yandex services with Uber in Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia and Kazakhstan. It is assumed that Khudaverdyan will head the new, unified company.
After the merger, both the Yandex.Taxi and Uber applications will still be available for booking trips. Drivers will be combined into a single platform, which will allow them in one application to receive orders from both Yandex.Taxi and Uber. The deal, as a result of which a new company will appear, still has to undergo the approval process of regulators.