Pashinyan: I made a very difficult decision for all of us

Simultaneously with the publication of the agreement text in social networks, Nikol Pashinyan wrote a post on Facebook, RBC reports. "I made a very difficult decision for all of us, signed a joint statement on the cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, "he wrote, adding that the text of the statement is" incredibly painful " for him personally and for the people of Armenia.

"I made this decision as a result of a deep analysis of the military situation This is the best decision in the current situation This should be the beginning of our national unity, the Renaissance. We need to analyze the years of Armenia's independence in order to plan for the future and not repeat the mistakes of the past I Bow down to all our soldiers, who defended their homeland at the cost of their lives We fought to the end. And we will win, " Pashinyan wrote.

After the Prime Minister, the statement was also published by the President of Nagorno-Karabakh, Araik Harutyunyan. "Today, we spent the whole day discussing with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan our actions aimed at ending the fighting. I held negotiations with the national Assembly of Artsakh in advance and received the consent of the overwhelming majority of deputies. Given the current terrible situation, in order to avoid further heavy losses and the complete loss of Artsakh, I agreed to end the war an hour earlier, "he said and expressed his condolences to the"martyrs and all the people".

The text of the agreement and Pashinyan's words caused a spontaneous protest in Yerevan. Several hundred protesters gathered in the Central square of the capital in front of the government building, dissatisfied with the signing of the agreement on the cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh. The protesters shouted "chenk Talu" (we will not give it back) and obscene words addressed to Pashinyan and former presidents Robert Kocharian and Serzh Sargsyan. At about 2: 30 local time, a group of citizens broke into the government building through broken Windows and broken doors and destroyed the meeting hall.

As security guards of the government building told RBC, the Prime Minister was not inside. The crowd remained on the Republic square, people at the time of publication of the material continued to arrive. A group of protesters went to Pashinyan's residence on Bagramyan street, 26.

Around 3:30 Nikol Pashinyan, was released in live in Facebook. He said that he had no choice, and that he could not yet reveal all the reasons for signing a peace Treaty with Azerbaijan.

Protesters in Yerevan and beat up the Parliament speaker of Armenia Mirzoyan
He was pulled out of the car by demonstrators, and security and the military had to intervene in the conflict. Later it became known that Mirzoyan was hospitalized. The protests in Yerevan began after the signing of an agreement to end the fighting in Karabakh.

Protesters near the Armenian Parliament building in Yerevan beat up the speaker of the National Assembly, Ararat Mirzoyan, Sputnik Armenia reports.

there was a clash between Mirzoyan's guards and demonstrators. During it, the speaker was in the car. Protesters surrounded the car, demanding that Mirzoyan be dragged out and beaten.

After that, the speaker's security and the military intervened in the fight. Mirzoyan was put back in the car, his condition is not reported. The RBC correspondent in Yerevan confirmed the fact of Mirzoyan's beating and reported that he was ill.

According to Arminfo, Mirzoyan was in a car with children. An ambulance arrived at the scene, but for some time doctors could not approach the victim. Later News.am he said that the speaker of the Parliament is in the hospital. According to a source in the Ministry of health of Armenia, Mirzoyan's life is not in danger.

The attack on Mirzoyan occurred during the protests that began in Yerevan after the statement of the country's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the conclusion of a ceasefire agreement in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Dissatisfied with the terms of the truce, in particular, the transfer of part of the disputed territories to Azerbaijan, the demonstrators broke into the government building of the Republic. They demanded the extradition of Pashinyan, shouted anti-government slogans. In total, several thousand people gathered in the center of the Armenian capital.