The Prosecution of Armenia released a statement saying that criminal cases have been initiated on organizing rallies with violation of rules and public disturbances since April 13 in Yerevan.
Three police officers have been injured in the brief clash with opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan’s crowd in Baghramyan Avenue, Yerevan. The officers have been hospitalized in the Nairi Medical Center.
Opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan did not suffer serious injuries and he is in a normal condition, the lawmaker’s wife – Anna Hakobyan – told reporters in Baghramyan Avenue.
Armenia discusses the country’s 2030 development strategy program: it will be approved in coming months, 3rd President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, the ruling Republican Party’s candidate for Prime Minister, said in an interview to the Russian Izvestiya news agency, in response to questions relating to demographic issues.
Opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan has been transported to the Nairi Medical Center of Yerevan after suffering minor injuries as result of passing through a barbed wire.
Armenia’s transitioning to a parliamentary system will not change Armenia’s relations with the outside world, third President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, the ruling party’s candidate for next Prime Minister, said in an interview to the Russian Izvestia news agency.
The Defense Army of Artsakh reported that on April 15, as of 19:15, Defense Army soldier Alek Karapetyan, born in 1998, received fatal gunshot wound as a result of an emergency incident in one of the military units.
Opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan has left the scene in Baghramyan Avenue in a police car.
Armenia makes maximum efforts to restore railway communication with the Russian Federation, 3rd President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, the ruling Republican Party’s candidate for Prime Minister, said in an interview to the Russian Izvestiya news agency, asked when and in what timeframes it would be possible to solve this issue.
Yerevan police issued a statement demanding opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan to cease the rally in the city. In case of failure to comply within a reasonable period of time, police said they will disperse the rally with special measures and force.
