YEREVAN. – A protest action against rise in public transport fares continues near Armenian capital city Yerevan Municipality (photos).

Protesters will stay near the municipality until officials meet with demonstrators to listen to their demands, one of the protesters Artsvin Bakhchinyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am. He said police did not allow them approach the building and they did not hear the statement made by the representative of transport department.

The demonstration is accompanied by scuffles with police. The protesters held several banners and also threw coins to the municipality building.   

Public transport fares in Armenia’s capital will rise by 1.5-2 times starting from August 20. The bus fare will make AMD 100 instead of 50, while minibus fare will increase from AMD 100 to 150.