The celebration of the 98th anniversary of the Sovietization of  Armenia grew into a scuffle between Armenian communists and  supporters of the European integration of Armenia

ArmInfo.The celebration of the 98th anniversary of the Sovietization of Armenia developed into a scuffle between Armenian Communists and supporters of European  integration of Armenia.So, today, members of the Communist Party of  Armenia, together with representatives of the United Progressive  Communist Party of Armenia and the Socialist Way Party, traditionally  decided to celebrate the Sovietization Day of Armenia.

However, the  event was overshadowed by the actions of supporters of European  integration, led by Co-Chairman of the European Party of Armenia  Tigran Khzmalian.After the ceremony of laying flowers by the  Communists to the monumentChairman of the Baku Commune, Stepan  Shahumyan, locatednear the Republic Square, as well as to the two  memorials of soldiersRed Army, they were approached by supporters of  European integration inled by Hazmalian, who were accompanied by the  police.Supporters of European integration came with banners calling  for the withdrawal of the 102nd Russian military base from the  territory of Armenia, and there were also inscriptions on the banners  that "the Red Army did not liberate, but occupied Armenia."These  actions of Khzmlyan's associates caused a negative reaction from the  communists. A scuffle occurred between the two forces, the latter  were already separated by the police. 

However, the incident did not exhaust itself, the "capitulation"  pro-European forces, who had suffered defeat from the communists,  decided to march to the Russian embassy and pass a note of protest in  connection with the anniversary of the "occupation", but no one came  to them.The communists also did not stop at the "victory" and pursued  the participants of the pro-European procession led by Khzmlyan to  the Russian embassy. There was another skirmish between the parties,  and the Communists pushed the Khzmlyan movement participants to the  building of the Yerevan City Hall, and after some time the parties of   ther conflict left