Opponents and supporters of the Russian military base held protests in Gyumri

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Two actions took place near the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri. Participants of one spoke out in defense of the base, participants of the other demanded that the Armenian authorities withdraw Russian troops.

Two actions took place on August 23 near the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri.

One action - in defense of the base - was held by the "Mother Armenia" party. Party leader Andranik Tevanyan stated that the event is also being held in defense of the Declaration of Independence and to improve Russian-Armenian relations in general, News.am wrote on August 23.

According to Tevanyan, the decision to hold the rally was made after it became known that the "fifth column" was planning to hold the rally against the base. At the same time, the police did not allow the rally to be held at the main entrance to the base, where the opponents were planning to gather. Mother Armenia bloc member Manuk Sukiasyan reported that law enforcement officers insisted on not moving the location of the rally due to the need to prevent clashes, Sputnik Armenia wrote on August 23.

The second rally was held by representatives of the In the Name of the Republic party, who demanded that the Armenian government withdraw the Russian military base from Gyumri. The demonstrators periodically showed their middle fingers towards the Russian military.

We remind you that the 102nd military base of the Southern Military District in Gyumri is part of the group of Russian troops in the Transcaucasus. The term of the agreement with Armenia on the deployment of the base was extended in August 2010 until 2044, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report on the 102nd Russian military base.

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