HEAD OF THE YEREVAN ADMINISTRATION STAFF REFUTED THE STATEMENTS OF THE ARMENIAN OPPOSITION REPRESENTATIVES, ACCORDING TO WHICH THE PROCESSION OF MAY 9 WAS APPROVED
Mediamax News Agency, Armenia
May 10 2007
Yerevan, May 10. /Mediamax/. The application on holding on May 9 a
procession in the center of Yerevan, submitted by three oppositional
forces, was not met, Head of the City Administration Staff Grigor
Melkumian stated in an interview to Mediamax today.
Grigor Melkumian said this, commenting on Mediamax’s request on
the statement of the representatives of the "Impeachment" bloc and
"Republic" and "New Times" parties, according to which the procession,
organized in the evening of May 9 was approved and the measures with
the use of force, taken up by the Police, were illegal.
Grigor Melkumian informed that on May 5, the representatives of the
abovementioned forces Petros Makeian and David Matevosian turned to
the Yerevan City Administration, asking the City Authorities to allow
them holding a procession by Matenadaran- Mashtots avenue-Amirian
street-Republic Square route after the approved rally of May 9.
According to Melkumian, on May 7, the plenipotentiary of the Mayor
Gagik Baghdasarian held the discussion of the application, during
which the authors of the very application were present. "Taking into
account the fact that on May 9, there are many celebration events,
dedicated to the Victory Day and the Day of Shushi liberation,
taking place, in connection with which the transport movement is
limited, the plenipotentiary informed that the City Administration
cannot meet their application and proposed to work out another rout",
Grigor Melkumian stated.
According to him, Petros Makeian and David Matevosian refused to
accept the proposal, after which, in accordance with the legislation,
there was a protocol composed, which was forwarded to the initiators
of the procession on the same day.