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Mass demonstrations against the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process continued in Yerevan on Friday.
Footage shows the city's central Republic Square crowded with protesters waving Armenian flags. The video also captures opposition representatives addressing the protesters.
The demonstrators were reportedly demanding the start of impeachment proceedings against Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan over his decision to start border delimitation proceedings with Azerbaijan and to hand over four settlements to Baku.
One of the rally's organisers, head of the Tavush Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, said that the opposition parliamentary factions Armenia and With Honour had confirmed their readiness to start an impeachment process against Pashinyan.
"I am happy to say that both factions confirmed their readiness to start this process in the parliament," said Galstanyan.
On Tuesday, Pashinyan said he would not comply with demands to step down.
"You say stop the process, but what will happen after that? There will only be one thing - a war will break out," the Armenian Prime Minister warned.
"Having overcome the Battle of Avarayr, the Battle of Sardarabad and the Battle of Shusha, the Armenian people will not bend their knees," said founder of Genesis Armenia Analytical Foundation Abraham Gasparyan.
According to media reports citing opposition MP Garnik Danielyan, 12 protesters were detained, 11 of whom have already been released. At the time of publication, there has been no official comments on the detentions.
The latest round of negotiations on the 'Bilateral Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and Interstate Relations' between the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia commenced on Friday in Almaty.
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan underscored that the border delimitation initiative should adhere to the principles of the 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration.
On April 19, the Armenian Foreign Ministry announced that four villages - Baghanis Ayrum, Ashaghi Askipara, Kheyrimli and Ghizilhajili - would be transferred to Baku.
Following the long-running conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan retook control of the breakaway territory, a separatist area governed by ethnic Armenians, in September.
It followed what Baku called a 'counter-terrorist operation' in the region, which Yerevan described as a 'large-scale aggression'.
Subsequently, Nagorno-Karabakh's government said the self-declared republic would cease to exist by January 2024, while many ethnic Armenians left the area.
Baku claims sovereignty over the territory, while last year the Yerevan government recognised Azerbaijan’s claim - but also called for protection for the region's ethnic Armenians.
'The Armenian people will not bend their knees' - Protests against border delimitation deal with Azerbaijan continue in Yerevan
Mass demonstrations against the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process continued in Yerevan on Friday.
Footage shows the city's central Republic Square crowded with protesters waving Armenian flags. The video also captures opposition representatives addressing the protesters.
The demonstrators were reportedly demanding the start of impeachment proceedings against Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan over his decision to start border delimitation proceedings with Azerbaijan and to hand over four settlements to Baku.
One of the rally's organisers, head of the Tavush Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, said that the opposition parliamentary factions Armenia and With Honour had confirmed their readiness to start an impeachment process against Pashinyan.
"I am happy to say that both factions confirmed their readiness to start this process in the parliament," said Galstanyan.
On Tuesday, Pashinyan said he would not comply with demands to step down.
"You say stop the process, but what will happen after that? There will only be one thing - a war will break out," the Armenian Prime Minister warned.
"Having overcome the Battle of Avarayr, the Battle of Sardarabad and the Battle of Shusha, the Armenian people will not bend their knees," said founder of Genesis Armenia Analytical Foundation Abraham Gasparyan.
According to media reports citing opposition MP Garnik Danielyan, 12 protesters were detained, 11 of whom have already been released. At the time of publication, there has been no official comments on the detentions.
The latest round of negotiations on the 'Bilateral Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and Interstate Relations' between the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia commenced on Friday in Almaty.
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan underscored that the border delimitation initiative should adhere to the principles of the 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration.
On April 19, the Armenian Foreign Ministry announced that four villages - Baghanis Ayrum, Ashaghi Askipara, Kheyrimli and Ghizilhajili - would be transferred to Baku.
Following the long-running conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan retook control of the breakaway territory, a separatist area governed by ethnic Armenians, in September.
It followed what Baku called a 'counter-terrorist operation' in the region, which Yerevan described as a 'large-scale aggression'.
Subsequently, Nagorno-Karabakh's government said the self-declared republic would cease to exist by January 2024, while many ethnic Armenians left the area.
Baku claims sovereignty over the territory, while last year the Yerevan government recognised Azerbaijan’s claim - but also called for protection for the region's ethnic Armenians.
Note: Music in the file may be subject to copyright
Mass demonstrations against the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process continued in Yerevan on Friday.
Footage shows the city's central Republic Square crowded with protesters waving Armenian flags. The video also captures opposition representatives addressing the protesters.
The demonstrators were reportedly demanding the start of impeachment proceedings against Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan over his decision to start border delimitation proceedings with Azerbaijan and to hand over four settlements to Baku.
One of the rally's organisers, head of the Tavush Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, said that the opposition parliamentary factions Armenia and With Honour had confirmed their readiness to start an impeachment process against Pashinyan.
"I am happy to say that both factions confirmed their readiness to start this process in the parliament," said Galstanyan.
On Tuesday, Pashinyan said he would not comply with demands to step down.
"You say stop the process, but what will happen after that? There will only be one thing - a war will break out," the Armenian Prime Minister warned.
"Having overcome the Battle of Avarayr, the Battle of Sardarabad and the Battle of Shusha, the Armenian people will not bend their knees," said founder of Genesis Armenia Analytical Foundation Abraham Gasparyan.
According to media reports citing opposition MP Garnik Danielyan, 12 protesters were detained, 11 of whom have already been released. At the time of publication, there has been no official comments on the detentions.
The latest round of negotiations on the 'Bilateral Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and Interstate Relations' between the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia commenced on Friday in Almaty.
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan underscored that the border delimitation initiative should adhere to the principles of the 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration.
On April 19, the Armenian Foreign Ministry announced that four villages - Baghanis Ayrum, Ashaghi Askipara, Kheyrimli and Ghizilhajili - would be transferred to Baku.
Following the long-running conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan retook control of the breakaway territory, a separatist area governed by ethnic Armenians, in September.
It followed what Baku called a 'counter-terrorist operation' in the region, which Yerevan described as a 'large-scale aggression'.
Subsequently, Nagorno-Karabakh's government said the self-declared republic would cease to exist by January 2024, while many ethnic Armenians left the area.
Baku claims sovereignty over the territory, while last year the Yerevan government recognised Azerbaijan’s claim - but also called for protection for the region's ethnic Armenians.