The participants of the nationwide movement in Artsakh
gathered near the places of deployment of the peacekeeping troops of the Russian
Federation. Artsakh State Minister Gurgen Nersisyan made a statement. “We
are here now and want to present our just and reasonable demand to the Russia
peacekeeping forces. Our demand is pretty clear, namely the unblocking of the
road connecting us with Armenia and the protection of the intelligent and
educated genes of the Armenian people.”
As the state minister noted, their aim is to inform the
Russian peacekeepers that the chief beneficiary of the tripartite statement of
November 9, 2020, is the people of Artsakh.
“If one of the parties of the tripartite statement refuses
to take on its responsibilities, people of Artsakh don’t have to bear all the
severe consequences followed by that. We have gathered here to let you know on
behalf of thousands of our brothers and sisters that it is not nice to see
helicopters fly in the sky every day while Artsakh is in blockade,” noted
Nersisyan.
The state minister noted that he would meet with some of the
commanders of the Russian peacekeeping troops and promised that further updates
would follow the meeting.
In response to the state minister’s call, the residents of
Askeran region put up tents near the places of deployment of the Russian
peacekeeping troops.
“We will wait until our demands are met,” the state minister
noted.
A decision was made to continue the rally in Stepanakert’s
Revival Square after the meeting, in order to announce their future actions and
the details of the meeting with the command of the Russian peacekeeping troops.
