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SIT-IN ACTIVISTS INVITE YEREVAN MAYOR FOR TALKS (PHOTOS)
August 06, 2013 | 16:38
YEREVAN. - 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.
http://news.am/eng/news/165755.html
August 06, 2013 | 16:38
YEREVAN. - 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.
http://news.am/eng/news/165755.html