Armenia's political turmoil deepened on Sunday with the detention of anti-government protest leader Nikol Pashinyan, shortly after Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan stormed out of talks with him on the tenth day of mass rallies against his rule. “If you are going to continue speaking the same way, the only thing I can do is to advise you to return to the legal field and the framework of legal actions, otherwise you will bear responsibility for everything,” Prime Minister said. Armenia country profile

Protesters undeterred

By Rayhan Demytrie, BBC News, in Armenia's capital Yerevan

Armenia's biggest square is full of protesters. Pashinyan said thousands of people have taken to the streets and the situation is not the same as 15 or 20 days ago. While he was president, the country shifted from a presidential system to a parliamentary republic, vesting real power in the office of the prime minister.
Protest leader Nikol Pashinyan is detained by police shortly after a televised meeting with Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan who stormed out after three minutes, claiming he was being blackmailed to resign.