During the meeting of the Chairwoman of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Valentina Matviyenko with Speaker Alen Simonyan a protest was held in front of the Armenian parliament building, APA reports.
At the same time, two groups—one supporting Russia and the other opposing Moscow—organized demonstrations in front of the building.
One group raised pro-Russian posters and chanted slogans. The other group held anti-Russian posters and shouted slogans.
During the protest, verbal clashes and physical confrontations occurred between the groups.
However, the police did not allow the incident to escalate.
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A protest was held in front of the Armenian parliament building in response to the visit of the Chairwoman of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, Valentina Matviyenko, to Yerevan, APA reports.
A group of people holding anti-Russian posters chanted slogans against Russia in front of the parliament building at the time when Matviyenko was meeting with the Speaker of the Armenian Parliament, Alen Simonyan.
The police warned the protest participants to leave the area.
At the same time, another group supporting Armenia-Russia friendship also held a demonstration in front of the parliament building.
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