Waiting for the bus
There have not been any buses from Ashtarak to Yerevan since morning. Residents of Ashtarak told "A1+" that they had been waiting for the buses for several hours.
They say the reason why there are no buses is that the Armenian National Congress is holding a rally at Freedom Square today and for that purpose, police officers have instructed bus drivers not to drive.
Many residents of Ashtarak said they were rushing to the capital to take part in the rally and were trying to find any means of transportation.
"I will do anything to make it to the rally because it is my only hope," said Valery Hovhannisyan.
"I don't have money to pay the taxi driver. I'm waiting for a friend to sit and go," said Artak Zakaryan.
Musician Felix suggested that the ANC change the days of the rally on Sundays so that there wouldn't be any problems with work and everyone would be able to come.
People were asking bus drivers in the city to take them to Yerevan, but the drivers said they didn't have the right. As for taxi drivers, most of them were either not working today or were transporting people without a taxi logo.
Every morning, there are nearly 30 buses from Ashtarak to Yerevan, but today the first bus came to Yerevan at 14:00.
