PreferredYEREVAN. – The youth, who are continuing their sit-in across the Armenian capital city Yerevan Municipality building, invited Mayor Taron Margaryan for talks on Tuesday at 5pm.
Sit-in activist Vahagn Minasyan told the aforesaid to Armenian News-NEWS.am.
He also noted that misinformation is disseminated, according to which Margaryan had paid them a visit.
“All of our actions, statements were transparent. The demand is public. If he [i.e., Margaryan] invites us for talks, then he has something to say.
“I think it should also be noted that we will not compromise in any way, we will not accept any proposal unless our demand is met.
“If he has something to say, let him come down to openly and transparently say it before the public,” Minasyan added.
To note, the activists—who are on the twelfth day of their sit-in—have several demands, which include the dismissals of Municipality Transport Department Chief Henrik Navasardyan and Yerevan Trans Company Director Misak Hambardzumyan.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, the Yerevan Municipality recent decision to increase the public transport fares in the city had brought about outbursts, several groups were formed in the social networks, and the initiatives were staging protests and distributing pamphlets against this decision. In addition, the Free Car initiative was launched, along the lines of which Armenia’s numerous well-known personalities, MPs, and ordinary residents were providing—with their own vehicles—free transportation to the people.
And on July 25, Mayor Taron Margaryan suspended the decision on the fare hike; but the wave of the aforesaid movement is still alive. The activists demand that the persons, who made the decision on raising the transport fares, be brought to account, and those officials, who used violence against and cursed at the activists, be punished.
Photos by Arsen Sargsyan/NEWS.am
