Although Jehovah's Witnesses do not recognize statehood as such, they actively penetrate into various governmental structures with a purpose to undermine the state system from inside, director of the center of rehabilitation and aid for the victims of destructive cults said.

According to Alexander Amaryan, the Armenian authorities should take a tougher position on the issue.

“Fearing reaction of international institutions, government agencies do not take proper action. Meanwhile, in France, which is a EU member, activity of Jehovah witnesses is strongly limited,” he said.

For her part, psychologist Karine Nalchajyan advised not to pay much attention to the opinion of the European Union.

“For a small county like Armenia, existence of about 300 thousand sectarians is disastrous. We had better think about self-preservation and take little notice of Europe,” she said.