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PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV PARTAKES IN PRESENTATION OF NEW SOUTH KOREAN BUSES
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The buses produced by the Korean “Daewoo” company were brought to Azerbaijan in accordance with the President Ilham Aliyev’s executive order on improvement of the road transport infrastructure. President Ilham Aliyev was informed that the contract on purchase of new buses was signed in February this year by the Transport Ministry of Azerbaijan and Daewoo company. Under the contract, 200 big busses have to be delivered to Azerbaijan. 68 buses have to date been brought to Azerbaijan. The remaining 132 will be delivered by the end of the year.
The 23-seater buses are designed for total of 60 passengers and 28-seater buses for 80 passengers. The buses meet Europe’s environmental standards.
Under the contract signed during President Ilham Aliyev’s visit to the South Korea, special monitors and navigation systems were installed in the buses to facilitate connection to the intelligent transportation system, which is to be created in Baku. Azerbaijani drivers took special bus-driving courses in Korea. Buses will be mainly operating in the downtown.
President Ilham Aliyev got into the bus to test it.
The Head of State gave recommendations on how to effectively use the buses in order to ensure passengers’ convenience.