YEREVAN. – A protest action against increase in natural gas price was held near the building of the Armenian government on Thursday morning (photos).

Deputies from ARF Dashnaktsutyun Artsvik Minasyan and Armen Rustamyan, members of “Barev, Yerevan” bloc Gagik Baghdasaryan, Armen Poghosyan and Arthur Ispiryan participated in the action.

The activists collected signatures to hand in the paper to the Public Services Regulatory Commission. Another copy will be sent to the Cabinet and presidential administration.

The representative of the government dealing with citizens’ applications Alexander Ghazaryan met with demonstrators and noted that their demands coincide with government’s aspiration.

Photo by Arsen Sargsyan/NEWS.am