٠٠:٠٠:٥٣Snipers were seen guarding the Armenian parliament in Yerevan, on Wednesday, as opposition supporters gathered in front of the building where Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is expected to participate in a government meeting.
Footage shows snipers perched in the building, watching through their rifles' scopes as protesters rally outside. It was reported that before the meeting had begun, law enforcement strengthened the fence using welding and flashbang grenades were installed in the yard.
The press service of the Armenian president earlier reported that President Armen Sargsyan discussed the domestic political situation with the Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces, Colonel-General Onik Gasparyan, who Pashinyan wants to be fired.
Protests against Pashinyan flared up again last week after a group of military officers wrote a letter asking the prime minister to step down.
Despite the renewed pressure, Pashinyan has refused to resign, calling the letter an 'attempted coup' and tried to remove the chief of the General Staff from office.
According to the president's press service, Sargsyan did not sign Pashinyan's order and returned the document to the prime minister.
Anti-Pashinyan protests originally began in November of last year after he signed the Russian-brokered deal to end fighting between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Under the terms of the trilateral agreement, a number of Nagorno-Karabakh districts have officially handed control over to Azerbaijan.
Armenia: Snipers guard Armenian parliament as protesters rally outside
Snipers were seen guarding the Armenian parliament in Yerevan, on Wednesday, as opposition supporters gathered in front of the building where Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is expected to participate in a government meeting.
Footage shows snipers perched in the building, watching through their rifles' scopes as protesters rally outside. It was reported that before the meeting had begun, law enforcement strengthened the fence using welding and flashbang grenades were installed in the yard.
The press service of the Armenian president earlier reported that President Armen Sargsyan discussed the domestic political situation with the Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces, Colonel-General Onik Gasparyan, who Pashinyan wants to be fired.
Protests against Pashinyan flared up again last week after a group of military officers wrote a letter asking the prime minister to step down.
Despite the renewed pressure, Pashinyan has refused to resign, calling the letter an 'attempted coup' and tried to remove the chief of the General Staff from office.
According to the president's press service, Sargsyan did not sign Pashinyan's order and returned the document to the prime minister.
Anti-Pashinyan protests originally began in November of last year after he signed the Russian-brokered deal to end fighting between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Under the terms of the trilateral agreement, a number of Nagorno-Karabakh districts have officially handed control over to Azerbaijan.
Snipers were seen guarding the Armenian parliament in Yerevan, on Wednesday, as opposition supporters gathered in front of the building where Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is expected to participate in a government meeting.
Footage shows snipers perched in the building, watching through their rifles' scopes as protesters rally outside. It was reported that before the meeting had begun, law enforcement strengthened the fence using welding and flashbang grenades were installed in the yard.
The press service of the Armenian president earlier reported that President Armen Sargsyan discussed the domestic political situation with the Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces, Colonel-General Onik Gasparyan, who Pashinyan wants to be fired.
Protests against Pashinyan flared up again last week after a group of military officers wrote a letter asking the prime minister to step down.
Despite the renewed pressure, Pashinyan has refused to resign, calling the letter an 'attempted coup' and tried to remove the chief of the General Staff from office.
According to the president's press service, Sargsyan did not sign Pashinyan's order and returned the document to the prime minister.
Anti-Pashinyan protests originally began in November of last year after he signed the Russian-brokered deal to end fighting between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Under the terms of the trilateral agreement, a number of Nagorno-Karabakh districts have officially handed control over to Azerbaijan.