YEREVAN (Sputnik) – However, only 20-30 people will take part in the event, according to the organizers.
“We demand one thing – the suspension of the decision to increase the energy prices,” the statement said.
On June 17, Armenian authorities announced a 16.7-percent increase in household electricity tariffs in the country, which would come into force on August 1. Two days later, mass protests against the rate hike began in Yerevan, with the activists blocking the Marshal Baghramyan Avenue.
The protesters demand that Armenian authorities put on hold the decision on raising the household electricity tariffs, start talks on the lowering of the tariffs with activists and hold accountable the police officers who used force against activists and journalists during the demonstrations in Yerevan.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said Saturday that the government would temporarily partially cover the expenses linked to the price increase.
