Arsen Babayan, director of the PR and press department of the parliament, told ARMENPRESS that Yelk faction leader Nikol Pashinyan is also in attendance.
“The meeting between the delegation of Russia’s State Duma and Yelk faction is underway in the National Assembly. Yelk faction leader Nikol Pashinyan is also participating in the meeting,” Babayan said.
Earlier opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan had said that he had a meeting with President of Armenia overnight April 28-29.
State Duma (lower house of Russian parliament) MPs said at an April 28 press conference in Yerevan that they are ready to meet with Nikol Pashinyan.
On April 23, at 16:00, Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan resigned as widespread protests entered the 11th day.
On the same day, as required by law, the government resigned.
First Deputy PM Karen Karapetyan was named acting PM at an emergency Cabinet meeting.
Later it was announced that Mr. Karapetyan will have a meeting with Mr. Pashinyan – leader of the opposition – on April 25. But around midnight of April 24, the government said that the meeting has been cancelled because the opposition leader unilaterally made new demands. Acting PM Karen Karapetyan addressed the President to organize a meeting in a format of his preference, with participation of a wide spectrum of political parties within and outside the parliament.
On April 25, the President announced he is starting consultations with both parliamentary and extra-parliamentary political parties.
Later in the day Serzh Sargsyan, President of the ruling party – the Republican Party of Armenia – HHK – said he has requested a meeting with members of the Republican faction of the parliament. At the meeting, Sargsyan presented the reasons of his recent resignation in detail and spoke about different formats of working in the parliament – urging to prioritize domestic stability and security o...
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