ArmInfo. Students who protest against the law on the abolition of the deferment of compulsory military service will today stop the strike and hunger strike. They came to such an agreement after meeting with Speaker of Parliament Ara Babloyan and initiator of negotiations by Vice-Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov.
As the head of the initiative group of protesters, David Petrosyan, stated during the meeting that there was a problem related to the delay, which should be discussed and find solutions to the current situation. "We proposed to hold round-table discussions with various groups of the public, students, representatives of the scientific community and authorities. Our proposal was accepted, the first meeting will be held on November 22. Promised that the broadcast will be provided. , it was necessary to find ways out of the current situation, and holding a round table today is the best option, "the student noted.
At that, he assured that if their position is not accepted by the authorities, they will continue the struggle. "We were directly told if you can substantiate your position on the need to postpone compulsory military service for reasons of studying at a university, we will accept it," Poghosyan said. He also noted that during the meeting the authorities promised them that there would not be any pressure on students participating in the protests. "We agreed that henceforth the authorities will be more correct in their statements regarding our struggle," the student reported.