U.S. EMBASSY URGE AMERICAN CITIZENS AVOID OPPOSITION DEMONSTRATIONS
PanARMENIAN.Net
21.02.2008 19:19 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The U.S. Embassy Yerevan anticipates that
post-election political demonstrations in central Yerevan may continue,
possibly for the next few days.
Demonstrations and marches through central avenues have been peaceful
so far.
"We wish to remind American citizens that even demonstrations intended
to be peaceful can turn confrontational and possibly escalate into
violence.
American citizens are therefore urged to avoid demonstrations, and to
exercise caution if within the vicinity of any demonstrations. American
citizens should stay current with media coverage of local events
and be aware of their surroundings at all times," the Embassy’s
statement says.
Representative of Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s staff Nikol Pashinyan said
"in case of necessity, actions of protest will be held simultaneously
in various parts of Yerevan."
"We will hold peaceful protest actions until the legal ways of
struggle are exhausted. If the authorities do not satisfy our demand
to hold a new election, the protest actions will stop being peaceful",
Pashinyan said.