All cafes have almost no empty seats, 90 percent are either Diaspora Armenians or tourists, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan wrote on hos Facebook.

According to him, he was seeking a cafe to drink coffee fo for half an hour.

"I saw many Armenians from the Diaspora and tourists who said: We have come to celebrate the New Year at your invitation. I express gratitude to all our compatriots," the PM noted.