YEREVAN. – Armenia is a small country, and it should not be taken in by others.

The Chief of Police of Armenia, Vladimir Gasparyan, told the aforesaid to the clergymen who on Friday visited the starting point of Baghramian Avenue in capital city Yerevan, where demonstrators—who demand the cancelation of the recent decision to raise the price of electricity in the country—are staging a protest.     

“We [i.e. Armenians] are a small nation. Our power should not be in strength and strong-arm methods, but in wisdom.

“The superpowers have their own interests; they can allow themselves to play with the fates of small states. We, on the other hand, need to surmount the foolishness of the superpowers with wisdom, and move on. 

“And the disagreements here are not resolved through denial; this is a road to nowhere,” Gasparyan concluded, in particular.

On early Tuesday morning, the Yerevan police dispersed the activists protesting against electricity price hike by using water cannon, and they detained many activists and journalists, who were later released.

On Tuesday evening, however, the sit-in participants marched toward the Office of the President—on Baghramian Avenue—yet again and with a larger crowd, but the police blocked their way again.

But the sit-in continues at the starting point of Baghramian Avenue, which is closed off, and traffic towards this boulevard is suspended.

Despite numerous protests, the Public Services Regulatory Commission recently increased the price of electricity in Armenia, and this decision will take effect on August 1. The decision, however, is expected to be followed by an increase in the prices of numerous products and services in the country.