Scuffle broke out in front of Artsakh representative office in  Yerevan

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.