Protests at the presidential residence: Families of fallen soldiers  demand public apology for Khachaturyan`s "serenades" to Aliyev

ArmInfo. Relatives of fallen Armenian servicemen held a protest outside the Armenian presidential residence on Baghramyan Street, demanding  a public apology from  President Vahagn Khachaturyan  for his "serenades" to  Azerbaijani  President Ilham Aliyev during discussions held on the sidelines of  the Davos International Economic Forum.

Protesters arrived at the presidential residence with posters that  read: "Our pain is not your diplomacy!", "Thank you- in Davos, the  answer- in Yerablur!", and "Thank you to Aliyev-a political shame!"  Ruzanna Stepanyan, coordinator of the Pan-Armenian Front movement,  when speaking to  reporters, emphasized that such behavior by the  Armenian president is unacceptable. She noted that they will not  allow officials to express gratitude for "peace" or tell lies on  behalf of the Armenian people. "If he expressed his gratitude in  Davos, then at the Yerablur military pantheon, we expect him to  answer for his actions," Stepanyan noted.

Meanwhile, Meri Avagyan, mother of serviceman Robert Gevorgyan, who  died on September 13, 2022, in Kapan (Azerbaijan attacked in the  directions of Gegharkunik, Vayots Dzor, and Syunik on September 13,  2022 - ed.), noted  that the president is effectively thanking Aliyev  for the so-called peace, and a few days later appears at the Yerablur  military pantheon. She emphasized that this entire situation fills  her with shame, as the current government is the face of the country.

"This is the country that our children held  at the cost of their  lives; their blood hasn't even cooled yet.  However, besides the fact  that they (the Armenian authorities - ed.) lost part of our homeland,  they also say thank you for it. They've publicly disgraced us. This  is simply unacceptable. We're not even a victorious country. I feel  ashamed for this," the mother of the fallen soldier said with  indignation.

During the protest, Stepanyan also announced that they had handed  over a letter to the presidential residence, but on a different  issue. She explained that through the letter, they wanted to clarify  the president's reaction to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's  anti-church campaign and the behavior of Armenian judges. Following  the protest at the presidential residence, the protesters headed to  Yerablur to pay their respects to all fallen Armenian servicemen. 

Recall, Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan, during the   discussions at the World Economic Forum in Davos,  thanked  Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev several times for "peace." In his  speech, he stated that the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan have  demonstrated political will and courage to take steps to strengthen  peace, something that had not been achieved in over 30 years. He  noted that while this would have been difficult to imagine just a  couple of years ago, cargo is now being shipped from Azerbaijan to  Armenia via Georgia. The president expressed confidence that a time  will come when the countries will be able to send cargo directly to  each other. He thanked both sides and acknowledged the role of US  President Donald Trump, who "has taken responsibility for organizing  the signing of the agreements."