After Sasna Tsrer group`s actions, Armenian authorities had to change their image, Vache Gabrielyan says
ArmInfo.Sasna Tsrer (Daredevils of Sassoon) and the Founding Parliament are marginal groups, which do not represent even the opposition's viewpoint,
Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia, Minister for International Economic
Integration and Reforms Vache Gabrielyan has told the Armenian
service of Voice of America. To note, Gabrielyan is participating in
the "Armenia: Investment Forum-2016" in New York.
"The government is changing and we are trying to respond to the
public demands and to understand the nature of unrest, if you
consider it unrest. In fact, this is not unrest, this is just
emotional outburst," Gabrieyan says.
He noted that the Armenian authorities are changing their image to
harmonize with the society. "Marginal forces were behind the summer
events in Armenia. The Founding Parliament is marginal. They are not
the leading opposition group. Therefore, I think there are no serious
consequences," he said. To recall, in July 2016 Sasna Tsrer group
seized a police compound in Yerevan. The group demanded power shift
in the country. Three policemen were killed and the Sasna Tsrer group
members were wounded. After a 14-day besiegement the group members
had to surrender. At the moment they are under arrest. To note, the
group enjoys the Armenian society's support.