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The President of Armenia addressed protesters in Yerevan
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian came out to the protesters on the Republic Square in Yerevan. As the website Panarmenian.net writes, he spoke with the leader of the protesters, MP Nikol Pashinyan, for about 10 minutes, after which they "warmly said goodbye", and the president left.
What they talked about is not reported.
On the way to his car, Sargsyan answered the question of journalists whether there would be negotiations between the parties, he answered: “I hope.”
- For the second week in Yerevan, there have been mass protests against the appointment of Serzh Sargsyan as prime minister, who has been the country's president for the past ten years. The protesters are demanding the resignation of Sargsyan, who was appointed to office on April 17.
- Protesters block the streets in Yerevan. Every day, the police detain dozens, and sometimes hundreds of people. On April 21, Armen Grigoryan, one of the coordinators of the protest, was accused of organizing riots.
- During the years of Sargsyan's presidency, Armenia was a presidential republic, but in 2015 a constitutional reform was adopted. Now the prime minister is the de facto leader.