Pashinyan's supporters and opponents will rally within 1km from each otherFebruary 25, 2021 - 13:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The supporters and opponents of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will rally on Thursday, February 25, in downtown Yerevan – just several hundred meters apart. Pashinyan said he will address his supporters at 4:00pm. He summoned a rally at the Republic square almost immediately after the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces demanded his resignation. According to him, however, he had already dismissed the Chief of General Staff, Colonel-General Onik Gasparyan. "The police and other law enforcement agencies will ensure the security for the rally," Pashinyan said. The opposition, meanwhile, will gather at the Freedom Square, just several hundred meters away from the Republic Square, at 3:00pm. The PM earlier described the Army General Staff's demand for his resignation as "a military coup attempt" and called on his supporters to gather at the Republic Square. Top stories 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. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |