The meeting between General Vitaly Balasanyan, Artsakh War Hero, and the Karabakh war veterans that seized the building of the Patrol-Guard Service Regiment in Yerevan is over. Balasanyan has arrived from Nagorno Karabakh Republic to negotiate with the group that calls itself "Daredevils of Sasoun".
Talking to ArmInfo, one of the leaders of the rebels Pavel Manukyan said Balasanyan is trying to settle the situation by peaceful methods and that they are ready for peaceful resolution of that hostage crisis if the authorities fulfill their demand and resign. "Otherwise, we will be fighting till the end," Manukyan said. Earlier he said the authorities chose Balasanyan as a negotiator, since he is among those few persons who are respected by the armed group and who the group would negotiate with.
Leader of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church Pargev Martirosyan is also in Armenia to negotiate with the armed loyalist of the jailed oppositionist Jirayr Sefilyan.