Protest action in Gyumri. Image made from video posted at Youtube Channel Yerevan.Today on April 16, 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiIpLpQTbf4&t=158s

16 April 2022, 15:11

Pashinyan was met with silent protest in Gyumri

The city of Gyumri is holding a silent protest action on the occasion of the visit there of the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan; a lot of law enforcers are present in the venue; by their silence, the protesters have expressed their disagreement with the policy of the Armenian authorities.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on April 6, a meeting of the Azerbaijani President, Ilham Aliev, with the Armenian Premier, Nikol Pashinyan, took place in Brussels. As a result of the talks, both parties agreed to set up, by the end of April, a bilateral commission for delimiting the mutual borders, and to start drafting a peace agreement. The Nagorno-Karabakh MPs have called on Pashinyan to abandon the talks with Azerbaijan, where the issue of loss of Nagorno-Karabakh's independence is discussed.

The "I Disagree" movement has organized a protest action in Gyumri on the occasion of Nikol Pashinyan's visit there. The protesters took to the street with "I Disagree" ribbons and are holding a silent protest action, thereby expressing their dissatisfaction with Pashinyan's policies, the "News.Am" has reported today.

The protesters, including women and children, have lined up along the road, stretching the red and white restrictive tape. There are a number of law enforcers standing opposite the protesters, as seen in the video posted by "Yerevan.Today".

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on April 16, 2022 at 11:46 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Author: The Caucasian Knot

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