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“We demand that N. Pašinian resign before midnight. Otherwise, the national parliament should make this decision. We will wait until midnight, and if there is no resignation, we will convene a press conference after midnight to outline our next steps. In any case, N. Pasinian must resign, “said Ishhan Sagatelian, spokesman for the Armenian Revolutionary Federation.
Earlier on Wednesday, 17 Armenian political parties called a protest in central Yerevan demanding the prime minister’s resignation.
Most of the assembled protesters chanted “Treacherous Nicholas” and “Nikolai, stand down,” condemning the prime minister’s agreement to an unfavorable peace deal with Azerbaijan. The protesters ignored the declared state of war, under which demonstrations are prohibited.
According to a BBC correspondent in Yerevan, some protesters believe that the prime minister should have consulted the people before reaching an agreement and accuse him of violating the Constitution.
N. Pasinian argued that if he had not agreed to end the conflict, the losses would have been even greater.
November 9 Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nashinian signed a joint declaration on a total cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh. According to Putin, about 2,000 people will be deployed in the region. Russian peacekeepers.
The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh lasts for decades, and fierce fighting resumed in late September. More than 1,400 people died and tens of thousands fled their homes during the new fighting.
In Azerbaijan, the peace agreement was well received and there was outrage in Armenia. The peace agreement stipulates that the Azerbaijani forces will maintain control of the occupied territories during the new fighting, including Shush, the second largest city in Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia also agreed to withdraw its forces from much of the region.
Nagorno-Karabakh separated from Azerbaijan in 1991. The majority of the population is ethnic Armenians. Under international law, the region is considered part of Azerbaijan.
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