Wednesday, October 10 2018 15:49

ArmInfo.We must respect all contracts concluded and respect the law, Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutyan said this in an interview with journalists today, answering a  question regarding the transport system and the owners of the route  lines.

"If the terms of the contract are violated and our citizens suffer  from this, then they will naturally be revised. We will act  exclusively in the interests of our citizens. Since the British  company operating in this field has compiled a program, and for its  implementation significant amounts have been allocated from the  budget, then this program needs to be studied. We would like to  understand whether it meets the requirements of the residents of  Yerevan and whether it contains corruption risks. Then, if we find  out that all of this corresponds to our requirements we will  implement it, "said Marutyan, stressing that if this program does not  meet the requirement, an alternative program will be offered.   Marutyan noted that he will definitely organize an audit to assess  the situation in the capital's municipality.  "If some contracts  concluded under the previous administration do not comply with the  law, then we recognize them as invalid. As for the construction works  that are carried out behind the Myasnikyan monument, then, as  Marutyan noted, if there are corruption risks or other offenses, then  these agreements after the trial will be declared invalid. Everything  should be carried out strictly within the law ", - said the Mayor.  "We will hold referendums and polls on the most acute issues so that  it is the residents of the capital who can dictate their conditions,"  the new mayor emphasized.

Marutyan also noted that he does not exclude the replacement of heads  of some administrative districts of the capital, stressing that the  bloc has candidates for these positions. "We don't consider the heads  of districts as representatives of parties. The most important thing  for us is the professional qualities of people, but some people still  should be replaced. However, I want to emphasize once again that if  these people are professionals and are ready to serve the residents  of Yerevan, then we shouldn't deprive them of this opportunity, "the  Mayor concluded.

To note, the heads of the administrative districts of Arabkir and  Erebuni have resigned.