Dashnaktsutyun declares hunger-strike in YerevanSeptember 15, 2009 - 16:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Members of ARF-Dashnaktsutyun have started a hunger strike near Foreign Ministry building, as a sign of protest against Armenian-Turkish Protocols on Normalization of Bilateral Ties. Out of 100 protesters who have gathered near Foreign Ministry building. 24 have already gone on hunger strike. Protest meeting was also attended by representatives of Dashnaktrutyun's youth wing.An hour earlier, ARFD parliamentary faction's 16 members quit Parliament's session hall and headed for Republican Square to participate in protest action. ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |