Following 11 days of ongoing unrest in Armenia, defense minister Vigen Sargsyan held a press briefing Monday morning on the domestic developments of the country.
First Deputy PM Karen Karapetyan says it was expected that the enemies of Armenia will be happy over the existing situation in the country.
By reconfirming our assessment and demands mentioned in the April 19 Statement, we present below the cases of violence against the journalists and hindering their professional activities during April 20-21.
First deputy prime minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan is confident that there are legal grounds for the arrest of MPs Nikol Pashinyan, Sasun Mikayelyan and Ararat Mirzoyan.
Speaker of Parliament Ara Babloyan had a meeting overnight with MP Sasun Michaelyan, MP Ararat Mirzoyan and MP Nikol Pashinyan – after the three lawmakers were placed under arrest. As required by law, the Speaker was immediately notified about the arrest.