Thousands rally in Yerevan against Armenia's accession to Eurasian Economic Union
YEREVAN. Oct 10 (Interfax) - Thousands of people have gathered on Freedom Square in the center of Yerevan for a rally against the country's accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).
Police have put the number of participants at over 14,000, and the organizers claim there are 20,000 of them.
"Once again, ignoring the people's will, [President] Serzh Sargsyan today put his signature on the document [a treaty on Armenia's accession to the EAEU]," Raffi Ovannisian, the leader of the opposition party Heritage, said at the rally.
The rally, which was previously sanctioned by the city hall, has been organized by three parliamentary opposition parties, i.e. Heritage, the Armenian National Congress led by first Armenian President Levon Ter-Petrosian, and Prospering Armenia led by businessman Gagik Tsarukian.