Republican Party of Armenia cancels meeting at Freedom Square

The Republican Party of Armenia has cancelled the meeting at the Freedom Square in Yerevan to prevent incidents, Gazeta.ru reports.

The party’s spokesman Galust Saakyan said that they were ready for negotiations with opposition.

Raffi Ovannisyan had promised to stay at the Freedom Square until arrival of President Serzh Sargsyan in the morning. The president had not arrived and Ovanissyan had left the place.

Grant Bagratyan, another candidate for president, urged Ovanissyan and Sargsyan to start negotiations.