ArmInfo.During a scuffle in front of the Artsakh representative office in Armenia, head of the NKR Presidential Administration , Karen Shahramanyan, was punched.
The Karabakh residents who gathered in front of the building, expressing indignation at the cessation of funding for employees of Artsakh state bodies from October 1, got into an altercation with representatives of the NKR President's office, which escalated into a fight. Karen Shakhramanyan tried to intervene in the conflict, but was punched. Only after the intervention of law enforcement agencies was it possible to bring the situation under control.
According to available information, the head of the NKR President's apparatus was invited to the RA police, where he was asked to submit a report about the use of violence against him.
Today a group of Artsakh people held a protest in front of the Artsakh representative office in Yerevan, demanding a meeting with NKR President Samvel Shahramanyan. Citizens expressed dissatisfaction with the latest decision of the NKR President, which dismissed all government employees. Clashes broke out during the protest. The President of the NKR came out to the protesters and promised to give answers to all their questions.
According to the media reports, the organizer of the protest action was former Minister of Defense of Nagorno-Karabakh Samvel Babayan, who was one of the first to leave Artsakh after its fall. In addition, Armenian media write that Shahramanyan was forced to fire government employees because the Republic of Armenia froze subsidies for the NKR, despite the fact that they were provided for in the state budget.