Police clear Yerevan’s Baghramyan ave. from protesters, garbage cansJuly 6, 2015 - 16:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian police dispersed Monday, July 6, the protesters against electricity price hike on Baghramyan Avenue in Yerevan. Before that, Yerevan Police Deputy Chief Valery Osipyan tried for quite a long time to persuade the members of the initiative to continue the rally at Freedom Square or at least on sidewalks to open the driveway of the avenue for traffic. The demonstrators, however, declined to do so. The police did not apply any special equipment and did not use force. Several demonstrators were put in police cars, the others were pushed back to the sidewalk, while the police officers formed a human wall between the sidewalk and the roadway. Prior to this, the Armenian police cleared the Baghramyan Avenue from barricades from garbage cans. The police issued a statement Monday, according to which they were going to restore traffic on the avenue by removing everything from the driveway. According to the statement, the measure didn’t aim at ending the rally. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |