Yerevan City Hall today announced its decision regarding the Sept. 27 notice submitted by the Pan-Armenian National Movement party executive secretary V. Hayotsyan in connection with the Armenian National Congress (HAK).<\/p>\n
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The notice stated that HAK intended to hold rally in Freedom (Liberty) Square on Oct. 15 from 6\u201310 pm, as well as a march along the route Freedom Square \u2013 Mashtots Blvd. \u2013 Amiryan St. \u2013 Republic Square \u2013 Nalbandyan St. \u2013 Tumanyan St. \u2013 Freedom Square. <\/p>\n
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The written response by Yerevan City Hall representative G. Melkumyan states the following:<\/p>\n
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“On June 10, 2010, an agreement was signed between Yerevan Kentron [Center] District Administrative Manager Aram Torosyan and Anahit Movsisyan, according to which carousels [Editor’s note: not actual carousels, but a bouncy castle and the like] and attractions in order to ensure children’s recreation and entertainment have been organized in Freedom Square. In fulfilling the mentioned contract, numerous carousels [bouncy castles] and attractions have been installed in the square, which ensure the implementation of the functions outlined in the contract: organizing entertainment and recreation for children. The functions set forth in the contract are implemented mainly after business hours, [after] 6 pm, and can impede other events.<\/p>\n
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“Based on the aforementioned and guided by the requirements of Point 2 of Section 1 of Article 13 the RA Law on Conducting Meetings, Assemblies, Rallies and Demonstrations, a mass public event is prohibited provided that some other mass event or other event that precludes convention of the event takes place on the mentioned date, time and location.”<\/p>\n
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In a letter to Pan-Armenian National Movement party executive secretary V. Hayotsyan, Yerevan City Hall advised him to hold the group’s Oct. 15 rally near the Matenadaran (Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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