YEREVAN. – Several dozens of protesters unable to enter their own apartments in Yerevan gathered near government's building on Thursday demanding a meeting with Cabinet members. 

The protesters hope to hold meetings with government officials and one of the share owners of Artsakhbank Hrach Kaprelian who promised to conclude new contracts, the Armenian News-NEWS.am correspondent reports.

According to rumors, the bank plans to pay compensation instead of providing apartments.

“We do not need money, we need our apartments. This amount will not be sufficient to buy even one-room apartment,” they complained.

Tonus Construction Company had sold the apartments of a new building to these residents. Subsequently, however, the company put these apartments as collateral at Artsakhbank.

Once the building was constructed, Artsakhbank seized the apartments, Tonus Construction Company was declared bankrupt, whereas the people who had purchased these apartments were left empty-handed. But they do not believe that Artsakhbank was uninformed about this swindle by Tonus Construction Company.