YEREVAN, September 24 The situation on Republic Square in Yerevan, where protests and clashes took place for several days in a row, Sunday is calm, there are no reinforced police cordons near the building of the Armenian Cabinet, but there are more patrolmen on the streets, the correspondent reports.
At the moment, in the building of the Armenian government, workers have begun replacing windows that were stoned by protesters the day before.
Earlier on Wednesday, protesters clashed with police near the Cabinet building. The protesters accused Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of surrendering Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijan. The peak occurred at 21.00 Moscow time, when stones and bottles were thrown at the police and special forces, they responded by covering themselves with shields and detaining the rally participants.
Currently, the situation on Republic Square in Yerevan is calm, there are no reinforced police cordons near the building of the Armenian Cabinet, however, there are more patrols on the neighboring streets. The police maintain public order.
Previously, the opposition announced decentralized marches throughout Sunday, the correspondent saw a group of students walking past the government building. The demonstrators carried photographs of previously detained activists and called on citizens to join the next action of disobedience at 18.00 local time.
Protests in the capital of Armenia have not subsided since Tuesday, when Azerbaijan launched a military operation in Karabakh. On Republic Square in the center of Yerevan, protesters are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Pashinyan, who recognized Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan. From time to time, clashes and scuffles between protesters and the police occur.