Police officers use force to open interstate road blocked by farmers

Dozens of grape farmers from Taperakan village of Armenia’s Ararat province blocked the major highway connecting capital Yerevan to southern Meghri town on Thursday to protest against low grape procurement prices.

The protesters demand that grape processing companies purchase grapes at a price of 150 drams instead of current 120-130 drams. The road was blocked for some time after which occur officers used force to open the highway.