  Protesters block streets in Yerevan, Gyumri to demand Pashinyan quit November 20, 2020 - 17:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Demonstrators demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan have been blocking streets in Yerevan and Gyumri, the capital and the second biggest cities of Armenia. The police told PanARMENIAN.net that 85 protesters were detained in Yerevan and eight others in Gyumri as of 4:30pm on Friday, November 20. Thousands of people took to the streets after Pashinyan signed a statement on the cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, which also meant ceding territories to Azerbaijan. A number of high ranking officials, including the countries Foreign, Defense and Emergency Situations Ministers, have resigned in the aftermath of the war unleashed by Azerbaijan against Karabakh. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev have signed a statement to end the war in Karabakh after almost 45 days. Karabakh (Artsakh) President Arayik Harutyunyan has said he has agreed to the deal signed by Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months  A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months.“Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”.Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan.U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. |
