YEREVAN. – Armenian capital Yerevan’s Mayor Taron Margaryan on Friday met with vice president Xuan Shu-Ping of China’s Hayer-Bus Automotive Plant and the delegation led by him.   

The Mayor thanked the Chinese Government for the 249 urban buses, which it has donated, and some of which will start their operations in Yerevan on Saturday, City Hall informed Armenian News-NEWS.am. 

“We have envisioned that the [Yerevan] private passenger transport companies will gradually pass to services with large- and medium-size buses,” Taron Margaryan noted.        

The parties also discussed bus operation and maintenance issues.

In his turn, Xuan Shu-Ping noted they are ready to discuss and offer relevant proposals on all matters the Mayor has raised.  

“As the world’s biggest bus production company, we will do everything possible so that the buses are operated appropriately and they may serve Yerevan for long years,” Xuan Shu-Ping stressed.  

The interlocutors also examined the  signing of a memorandum of understanding, and the possible futur