NA Speaker on air pollution in Armenia: very strict legislative  restrictions to be introduced

ArmInfo. The issue of air pollution in Yerevan must be addressed at the legislative level,  as stated by NA Speaker Alen Simonyan during an extraordinary session  of  the National Assembly on November 28.

He noted that a sharp deterioration in the environment has been  observed recently. Yerevan, located in a basin, has found itself in a  challenging situation due to climate changes.

The Speaker mentioned RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's decision to  create a working group to study the issue. "We need to decide: either  we continue to breath harmful pollutants and lose our loved ones to  various diseases, including cancer, or we find a way out of this  situation; this cannot continue any longer," Alen Simonyan said. He  pointed out that legislative initiatives will be introduced in the  very near future imposing strict penalties on older vehicles,  emitting  harmful exhaust fumes. Severe penalties will also be  imposed on construction companies that violate environmental  regulations. The Speaker emphasized  the importance of  stringent  legislative measures to address these issues effectively.