Armenian Montrealers gathered in front of Montreal City Hall on Thursday to demand the support of Mayor Valerie Plante, Global News reported.

Protesters said they want Plante to condemn Azerbaijan’s aggressions to Armenians and to call for peace in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh).

Demonstrators were also there to call on the City of Montreal to officially recognize the independence of the Republic of Artsakh.

They say it is time for the international community to recognize this region as the independent Republic of Artsakh because it is the only way to ensure lasting peace there.