YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia has ratified only 7 out of the 26 UN conventions on motor transport, while Georgia and Azerbaijan - 12 and 13 conventions respectively. Martin Marmin, Secretary-General of the International Road Transport Union (IRU) said this during the presentation of the book "The Motor Transport in Transcaucasia - 2006" on November 24. According to him, IRU is ready to assist Armenia with the ratification of these conventions which will facilitate the trade and remove transport-related restrictions in the country. M. Marmin noted that the book describes in detail the current state and the development prospects of motor transport in the three countries of Transcaucasia. Thus, 77% of transportation in Armenia is done by motor transport, thanks to which the domestic trade grew by 20% in 2005. The IRU was established in 1948 and has its offices in 70 countries, including Armenia. The major goal of the union to facilitate transportation and trade by motor transport.

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