Protesters of the Armenia-Azerbaijan agreement march towards Yerevan
| Narak Babayan, a representative of the governing party "Peman Madani" led by Nikol Pashinyan, said: "This is the process that led Armenia to war and turned it into a remote province from Russia." Therefore, I don't think Armenian citizens will support him. |
According to the international group Tasnim news agency, citing Armenian media, the march Several hundreds of Armenian protestors continue towards Yerevan, the capital of this country, under the leadership of local archbishop Bagrat Galstanian.
They are protesting the decision of the Armenian government to return four villages to the Republic of Azerbaijan. This march started on Saturday from the Tavush border of Armenia.
Bagrat Galstanyan said that his protest is unexpectedly gaining strength and gaining the support of the masses.
The marchers are escorted by a group of cars at low speed. The marchers are expected to reach Yerevan on May 9.
The march is supported by the opposition and the church
Critics of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan say that the failure to determine the border between the Tavush regions of Armenia and the Kazakh regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan is a serious threat not only to the Tavush region, but to the whole of Armenia
The marchers led by the archbishop protested the return of the villages to the Republic of Azerbaijan and the determination of the border between the two countries in general.
The priest’s action strongly has been supported by opponents of Pashinyan’s government.
Galstanian has not yet announced the details of his actions in Yerevan.
He and his supporters do not say that Will they demand the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan or not?
Galstanyan said: The whole essence of this movement is spiritual. Truth must defeat lies in our country. Enough is enough. Let’s see how much it will cost.
Although the Armenian Church declared its full support for the archbishop, it added that it has no political ambitions.
Speaker of Parliament: Trying to overthrow Pashinyan is futile
Pashinyan supporters who They have been criticizing the archbishop with very harsh words for the past week, saying that they are not worried about any anti-government action that will be held in the capital of Armenia. who said: All efforts to overthrow Pashinyan’s government are futile. I don’t even understand what this move is. Because we don’t have a theocratic structure. Narak Babayan, a representative of the ruling party “Peman Madani” led by Nikol Pashinyan, said: This is the process that led Armenia to war and turned it into a remote province from Russia. changed. Therefore, I don’t think that Armenian citizens will support him.
Arushak Julakian, another representative of the ruling party, also called this march “a non-serious action”.
He claimed that officials of the ruling party were sending secret messages with the intention of joining him.
The government has a strong group of police in the border area
The decision to march to Yerevan was made after Armenian authorities broke up demonstrations in the border village of Kirants and briefly detained 30 protesters.
They were trying to Prevent the authorities from clearing the area of landmines. The protesters said that this is a preparation to hand over those areas to the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Also, reports indicate that the presence of Armenian police and security forces continues in the Tavush region.
Reports indicate that at least two opposition representatives are among the marchers. They spent two nights in the ancient Hagartsin monastery in Tavush.
Pashinyan’s allies and political supporters strongly criticize Galstanyan’s performance and even insult him.
On April 30, in a meeting held in the National Assembly of Armenia, representatives of the ruling party accused the 52-year-old bishop of being a “Russian spy”.
On April 19, Yerevan and Baku said that a preliminary agreement had been reached on the delimitation of some sections of the Kazakh-Tavush border. It is based on the border line between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia, which existed at the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
According to this agreement, the Armenian side must withdraw its military forces from the territory of Baghanis Ayrom villages. , Ashaghi Eskipare, Khairimli and Qezalhajili, which will be returned to the Republic of Azerbaijan.
It is also emphasized that this contract includes the territory in front of the border village of Barkabar in Armenia and a part of the interstate highway in Georgia. – Armenia is not in the vicinity of Veskpar village in Armenia. The first territory is under the control of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the second is under the control of Armenia.
According to the latest information provided by the Armenian government, 40 posts have been installed on the border line.
It should be noted that in the early 1990s, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict caused a conflict between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia, and the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan and 7 surrounding districts were occupied.
As a result of the 44-day war in 2020, Baku took control of those 7 districts and part of Karabakh, and Russian peacekeeping forces have been deployed in the region.
Baku on 19 He announced a local anti-terrorist operation in Karabakh until September 20, 2023. Yerevan called the move “ethnic cleansing” and “aggression”.
On September 20, 2023, Karabakh separatists said they had agreed to Baku’s terms. Later, the migration of the Armenian population from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia began.
On September 28, 2023, the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh announced that it would cease its activities, and after that, many of the leaders of this separatist republic They were arrested and brought to Baku.
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