ArmInfo.Protests are taking place near the building of the Armenian government, the UN office and the Russian Embassy in connection with the outbreak of Azerbaijan's military aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh.
Citizens demand that the situation be resolved a minute earlier. At the government building, those gathered are chanting "Nikol the traitor", "Shame", etc. A certain part of those gathered are the people of Artsakh, who currently do not know anything about the fate of their relatives. Those gathered are confident that if the current government remains in power, not only Artsakh, but also Armenia will not exist. They call on all citizens, including the clergy, to join their movement. "Our fate is being decided today," the protesters noted. Citizens completely blocked Republic Square.
A rally was held at the Russian Embassy with a demand to protect the civilian population of Artsakh, given the fact that a Russian peacekeeping contingent is deployed there and is not carrying out its main mission. "Our main demand is that the peacekeepers began to act and stop what is happening in Artsakh," they noted.
One of the leaders of the Country to Live party, Mane Tandilyan, was present at the Russian diplomatic corps along with the citizens. She noted that a little earlier they were at the UN building in Armenia, with the only requirement - to introduce UN peacekeeping forces to resolve the situation. <You can't hesitate for a minute. Because the UN Charter provides for such actions. Today, ethnic cleansing and genocide are being carried out in Artsakh, what else are they waiting for?> the parliamentarian asked.
Today the Azerbaijani Armed Forces opened fire along the entire line of contact with units of the Artsakh Autonomous Region. In particular, the Artsakh Defense Army stated that on September 19, at about 13:00, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces violated the ceasefire along the entire line of contact, launching missile and artillery strikes.
Earlier, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan reported: "Baku has begun local anti-terrorist measures in order to restore the constitutional order. The command of the Russian peacekeeping contingent and the leadership of the Joint Turkish-Russian Monitoring Center were informed about the measures taken>.