YEREVAN. – The municipality of Yerevan will set up a committee to discuss increase in transport fares, head of association of passenger carriers Hrant Yeghiazaryan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

He said the municipality had sent an invitation to the association. Yeghiazaryan himself and heads of two private companies will act as delegates to the committee.

Municipality’s transport department was not available for comments.

However, invitations have not been sent to chairman of NGO Armenian Consumers’ Association Armen Poghosyan and chairman of Informed and Protected Consumer Babken Pipoyan.

The capital city Yerevan Municipality decision to increase the public transport fares in the city has brought about outbursts. Several groups were formed in the social networks, and the initiatives were staging protests and distributing pamphlets against this decision. In addition, the “Free Car” initiative was launched, along the lines of which Armenia’s numerous well-known personalities, MPs, and ordinary residents provide—with their own vehicles—free transportation to the people.