"We will save our homeland together": Armenia opposition rally in YerevanDecember 22, 2020 - 15:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Supporters of opposition parties have gathered at the Republic Square in Yerevan to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Para TV reports. The rally is being held on Tuesday, December 22 under the slogan "We will save our homeland together", with the speakers urging protesters to bring their families and friends along. They are chanting their demand without actually giving Pashinyan's name: "Armenia without it". According to Gegham Manukyan from Dashnaktsutyun (Armenian Revolutionary Federation), they are joined by 700 lawyers who have been striking since Monday, the road from Yerevan to Vanadzor is blocked, and gas stations are on strike in Vanadzor, the third biggest city in Armenia. Pashinyan has come under fire after signing a statement alongside Russia and Azerbaijan, which ended hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, but also saw the Armenian side cede all the regions around Karabakh to Azerbaijan, having lost parts of Karabakh itself in the war. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |