Participants of the march of opposition supporters in YerevanYEREVAN, Apr 26 Armenian opposition protesters demanding the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, on Tuesday one of the central transport hubs of Yerevan, France Square, was blocked for half an hour, RIA Novosti correspondent reports. All streets adjacent to the square were paralyzed for this time. past the government building and the Prosecutor General's Office, where they expressed support for the protesters there, the relatives of the soldiers killed during the escalation of the conflict in Karabakh. On the way to France Square, the opposition also staged a sit-down demonstration in support of the arrested and detained associates. Earlier, the vice speaker of the Armenian parliament from the opposition Armenia faction, Ishkhan Saghatelyan, announced continuous protests throughout Armenia from April 25. The opposition believes that the policy of the authorities «is destructive for Armenia and the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, threatens the Armenian side not only with new concessions, but also with the loss of statehood.» Columns of oppositionists from the cities of Ijevan and Tigranashen headed to Yerevan, more columns from the settlements of Sardarapat and Aparan are expected. The leader of another opposition faction, the ex-head of the National Security Service Artur Vanetsyan stated that from April 25 begins «the second stage of the struggle, which will be more active , dynamic, and its goal will be to mobilize more people.» Vanetsyan has been holding protests on Freedom Square in Yerevan since April 17.
