News - Rally kicks off on Republic Square in Yerevan in support of Nagorno Karabakh

A rally has kicked off on Republic Square in Yerevan with protesters demanding to ensure support for the people in Nagorno-Karabakh that came under Azerbaijani fire. They also demand the resignation of Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan over his handling of the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. Earlier on Tuesday a spontaneous rally took place in Republic Square, during which there were clashes between the police and protesters. Police used stun grenades, dozens of people were injured. Azerbaijan launched a large-scale attack against Nagorno-Karabakh on September 19, among the casualties and wounded are civilians. On September 20, it became known that the authorities of the Republic of Artsakh accepted the proposal of the command of the Russian peacekeeping mission regarding the cessation of fire. Proposal by Azerbaijan envisages the withdrawal of the remaining units and servicemen of the RA Armed Forces from the deployment zone of the Russian peacekeeping troops and the dissolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh armed formations, the complete disarmament of the Defense Army, as well as the withdrawal of heavy equipment and weapons from the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh in order to quickly eliminate them. In addition, on Thursday, the representatives of Artsakh and Azerbaijan will meet in Yevlakh, a city in Azerbaijan located about 100 km northeast of Stepanakert, and the issues of ensuring the security of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians will be discussed.