Armenian Protests Demand PM’s Head Over Concessions to Azerbaijan

13/06/2024

Large protests calling on Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign have extended into a second day following a demonstration on June 9. 

Following a rally featuring thousands and an overnight vigil in pouring rain, hundreds of protesters rallied in front of Armenia’s parliament in Yerevan on June 10. 

The demonstrations have been called to protest against a decision last month to hand four deserted border villages to Baku to settle decades-old territorial disputes between the Caucasian neighbors. The territory, seized by Armenia in the 1990s, was returned last week. 

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