Citizens gathered on Northern Avenue greeted the participants of the forum with whistles and chants of "Nikol the landholder", "Nikol the traitor". The police formed a line so that the citizens would not obstruct the traffic of the buses transporting the participants of the forum.
A number of police in special gear and tear gas in hand guard the passage from Northern Avenue to the Opera House.
Let us remind you that Tumanyan Street in the part adjacent to Northern Avenue is completely closed with metal bars. The police prohibit citizens from crossing Mashtots avenue.
To remind: at 16:00 A. An event will be held in the Spendiaryan National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet within the framework of the EBRD International Forum, in which Nikol Pashinyan will participate, and a protest action will take place in the courtyard at the call of Bagrat Srbazan.
At this moment, a large number of police forces have been brought to the center of Yerevan. Many police cars are parked in the areas adjacent to the Opera House. In the footage, it can be seen that they are handing out batons to the police.
The sidewalks of the streets surrounding the Opera building were closed with metal barriers. Freedom Square is also surrounded by barriers, where booths and tables are placed within the framework of the expected event. Citizens are forced to bypass barriers.
