Residents of Marmarashen, a community in Armenia’s Ararat Province, have blocked traffic on a major highway connecting the province with Yerevan since Wednesday morning.

They no longer pin their hopes on the governor and demand a meeting with Nikol Pashinyan.

The protesters demand that the authorities restore the public transport route from the village to Yerevan. Large police forces are deployed in the area.

Speaking to Yerevan.Today, the residents noted that it was their third such action over the past two months. Route 44 ceased to be operated last year, thus villagers have to use overcrowded buses serving the Yerevan-Artashat route. Some villagers use their own vehicles, which, they claim, is not affordable.