Armenian community of Lithuania on Wednesday organized a picket outside of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Vilnius to honor victims of the Sumgait massacres.

Local police said the event brought together around 100 Armenians. The demonstrators waived Armenian flag and held banners which said: “We Will Never Forget Armenian Massacres in Sumgaite, Baku, Maragh,” “Lithuanians Aren’t The Nation Who Can Be Bought for Caviar and Oil,” “Shame on you Azeri”, 15min.lt newspaper reported.

Representatives of local Armenian community said the action was held not only to honor the memory of Armenian victims “but also to remind Lithuania that Lithuania and Armenia were together 25 years ago and we want to be together now.”

Local media said a few dozens of Azerbaijanis also held an action near the Embassy.

On Tuesday a group of Lithuanian MPs adopted a protocol to create a Group of Friendship in Seimas of the Lithuanian Republic with the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.