It is unreasonable to dismiss the state officials at the request of several people, Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan told Radio Azatutyun when commenting on the demands of the Let's Pay 100 AMD movement activists that have been picketing the Yerevan Municipality building for 11 days.
"If an official works badly, he should be dismissed without waiting for the relevant request, but if he works well, he should not be dismissed only because one or two people demand that, especially as the wide public strata do not support this demand", said Margaryan.
As regards the public transport fare rise, the mayor stressed that the fare will be raised following the relevant conclusion of the newly created commission, which is considering this issue. "If we want to have a normal transport system, if we want to have a transport system in general, we should raise the fare", he said.
To note, the decision on the 50% rise in the public transport fare caused a wave of protest in Armenia, and Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan suspended his decision. However, the activists have not stopped their protests and now they demand resignation of some officials of the Municipality and cancellation of the mayor's decision.