“Around 80% of problems related to cancer treatment are solved in Armenia,” said Deputy Director of the RA National Oncological Center Gagik Bazikyan.

"The comments made by American officials these days emanate from confusion and distraction due to the changes in the region," foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said.

Transport workers have said they are determined to continue their work stoppages, with buses expected to pull off the capital's streets on Feb 16 for four hours.

Deputy Director of the RA National Oncological Center Gagik Bazikyan said that 46% of people with cancer address to oncologists when it’s too late.

This demand came in light of renewed opposition protests on Feb 14 in Tehran and at least five other cities, which were eventually suppressed by police.