03:03Armenian opposition supporters honked their cars’ horns in the streets of Yerevan on Thursday to protest against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, after the army demanded the PM and his government resign in a statement.
Many passing cars could be heard honking their horns and blocking the traffic, while some scuffles also erupted between Pashinyan supporters and the demonstrators outside the Armenian government building.
Pashinyan earlier today called the army statement an “attempted military coup” and asked for his supporters to gather at the Republic Square in the centre of Yerevan.
The prime minister has faced calls to resign after he signed the Russian-brokered deal to end fighting between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in November last year.
Under the terms of the trilateral agreement a number of Nagorno-Karabakh districts came under Azerbaijani control.
Armenia: Protesters honk car horns, block traffic in Yerevan rally against PM Pashinyan
Armenian opposition supporters honked their cars’ horns in the streets of Yerevan on Thursday to protest against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, after the army demanded the PM and his government resign in a statement.
Many passing cars could be heard honking their horns and blocking the traffic, while some scuffles also erupted between Pashinyan supporters and the demonstrators outside the Armenian government building.
Pashinyan earlier today called the army statement an “attempted military coup” and asked for his supporters to gather at the Republic Square in the centre of Yerevan.
The prime minister has faced calls to resign after he signed the Russian-brokered deal to end fighting between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in November last year.
Under the terms of the trilateral agreement a number of Nagorno-Karabakh districts came under Azerbaijani control.
Armenian opposition supporters honked their cars’ horns in the streets of Yerevan on Thursday to protest against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, after the army demanded the PM and his government resign in a statement.
Many passing cars could be heard honking their horns and blocking the traffic, while some scuffles also erupted between Pashinyan supporters and the demonstrators outside the Armenian government building.
Pashinyan earlier today called the army statement an “attempted military coup” and asked for his supporters to gather at the Republic Square in the centre of Yerevan.
The prime minister has faced calls to resign after he signed the Russian-brokered deal to end fighting between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in November last year.
Under the terms of the trilateral agreement a number of Nagorno-Karabakh districts came under Azerbaijani control.