Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin urges citizens not to succumb to  provocations

ArmInfo.Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin is calling on citizens of the country to not succumb to  provocations, to remain vigilant and to continue provide support through all legal means, as noted in the statement of Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.

 It, particularly, mentions that on the morning of June 27, law enforcement forces,  entered the territory of the Mother See of Holy Echmiadzin, and attempted to detain the Primate of the  Shirak Diocese, Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan, who had arrived at the  Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin as the coordinator of the Supreme  Spiritual Council.

"Despite Archbishop Mikael expressing his readiness to go to the  Investigative Committee and attempting to get into a car with law  enforcement officials, the citizens and clergy present raised their  voices in protest upon seeing a large flow of masked NSS and police  officers. The behavior of law enforcement officers in the spiritual  center of all Armenians, the use of force against citizens is  reprehensible and unacceptable.  Archbishop Mikael, despite not  receiving properly notification, has made a decision to comply and  will go to Yerevan to appear in the Investigative Committee. The  Mother See of Echmiadzin urges the people not to succumb to  provocations, to remain vigilant and to continue  providing support  through  legal means," the statement reads.