15:08, 3 August 2023
YEREVAN, AUGUST 3, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan instructed on Thursday to strengthen control over the smoking ban in public food businesses.
Speaking at the Cabinet meeting, he emphasized that in many cases the smoking ban gets ignored.
“Our goal is not to hand out fines, our goal is to make people stop smoking. Owners and employees should also be held responsible so that they do not allow smoking,” Pashinyan said, adding that the objective is to create the ‘most uncomfortable conditions’ for smokers.
In turn, Minister of Internal Affairs Vahe Ghazaryan said that from January 1, 2023 until today, a total of 7,186 administrative protocols have been issued for violating the smoking ban, of which 790 were in public food places.
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