Armenian opposition marks anniversary of end of "autumn war" with protest rallies

At a rally in Yerevan, supporters of Robert Kocharyan, the second president of Armenia, accused the authorities of failures in all spheres of politics and economy.

The “Caucasian Knot” has reported that on November 10, 2020, the trilateral agreement signed by Russia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia on the cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh came into force. On the same day, residents of Yerevan, dissatisfied with the signing of the peace agreement with Azerbaijan, broke into the building of the Armenian government and demanded the resignation of Nikol Pashinyan.

On November 9, in Yerevan, the "National Democratic Pole" (NDP) Movement organized a rally-march. The participants marched along streets of Yerevan with an appeal to take part in the rally in Freedom Square.

The rally-march was dedicated to the first anniversary of signing the trilateral agreement on Karabakh and began with a minute of silence in memory of those who perished in the 44-day-long Karabakh war.

A year has passed since the end of the war, but the Armenian party continues losing not only people's lives, but also territories, the organizers of the rally have claimed, stating that their short-term goal is to overthrow the power of Nikol Pashinyan and prevent the signing of a new anti-Armenian document; after which an interim government should be formed.

At another rally held in Yerevan on November 8 by the ARF "Dashnaktsutyun", oppositionists criticized the current authorities, accusing them of the defeat in Nagorno-Karabakh and a failed domestic policy in Armenia.

Robert Kocharyan, the second Armenian President, has blamed the incumbent government of beheading the army, persecuting heroes and failed diplomacy. He has added that authorities are guilty of the current situation in Armenia and Karabakh, of the rise in prices, immigration, appearance of new monopolists and oligarchs, etc. He has assured that the opposition "will expel the current authorities by any means – by barricades or elections."

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on November 10, 2021 at 03:20 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.