“If negotiations continue, they should unequivocally start from the following point: Artsakh, Qarvachar, Lachin, Zangelan are untouchable regions, they should have independent status or should become Armenia’s inseparable part, and negotiation may be launched for other territories,” Manvel Yeghiazaryan said.
“He started his service in 1995. For excellent service he was granted two dozens of awards. Artur was married, has three children. Memory of Artur Vanoyan—perfect person, father, friend, officer and senior specialist will remain in our hearts,” Ashot Aharonyan wrote.
The Deputy Police Chief called on to follow official newsfeed, “For instance, it’s being touched upon on taking the airports, however, it’s not true, what occurred and is still ongoing is developing inside the Patrol-Guard Service Regiment building. If they say that they’ve taken our armaments, then they’re mistaken, it was initially an armed attack. Probably they possess explosives as well. Control has been properly implemented, we simply don’t want a bloodshed.”
The office of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia has received a number of complaints that the police have detained several citizens.
Armenian police and law enforcement system have necessary means to neutralize the group that has taken hostages in the building of the Patrol Police in Yerevan, the Deputy head of the Armenian Police Hunan Poghosyan told the journalists.
“Armenian law enforcement bodies fully control the situation and have undertaken all necessary means to resolve the issue. Meanwhile, the National Security Service calls on the mass media to use the information from official sources, as in case of the contrary that would assist the illegal actions and would pose threat for people’s life and health”.
The head of the Public Council of Armenia Vazgen Manukyan considers unacceptable the attempts to solve any issues with illegal actions. In a conversation with “Armenpress” Manukyan commented on the hostage situation in Yerevan. “Solving problems with illegal actions is unacceptable, I’m not a supporter of these kind of actions. They only harm Armenia. There are other way to resolve issues,” Manukyan said.
“A group of armed people have taken as hostages a small group of policemen and in order to release them they demand the release of Jirayr Sefilyan who was imprisoned with the charges of illegally obtaining, keeping, transporting weaponry. A policeman has been killed, two have been wounded. In order to stop and disrupt the criminal actions of the armed group that illegally holds the area, the Special Forces have released two hostages.
An armed group has entered the building of the patrol police department in Yerevan and keeps people there with the threat of violence.
Currently the society is becoming more demanding, and the civil society should raise from that demanding and lead the public, make the state and the authorities assume that responsibility. I don’t know it succeeds or not, I can’t say, the situation is yet unstable and indefinite.
