Armenian News - NEWS.am presents the latest developments over the Artsakh peace deal signed late on Monday night:

• Russian peacekeeping brigade units, which have arrived to partake in conducting a peacekeeping operation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, have reached the concentration area in Goris, Armenia.

Russian and Azerbaijani presidents, as well as the Armenian PM on Monday night, signed a joint statement on a complete cessation of hostilities in and around Artsakh. The truce calls for the deployment of almost 2,000 Russian peacekeepers to the conflict zone, where Azerbaijan will receive significant territorial concessions.

• Protests have been taking place in Yerevan since Wednesday as opposition and citizens were demanding PM Nikol Pashinyan's resignation. 

A number of public and political figures have been detained during the protests.

Political opposition forces were holding Thursday another rally in Yerevan. Protesters were chanting: 'The traitor, leave.'

The participants of the march having expressed their complaint at the building of the National Security Service headed to Freedom Square, where representatives of 17 opposition parties will make a statement. 

As the protest was ending, police have started forcibly detaining citizens.

The police announced through a loudspeaker that the gathering was illegal and they had to leave the place, otherwise coercive measures would be taken.

The police formed a solid chain with helmets and shields, and the detainees were taken out of the chain.

• Armenia’s PM Nikol Pashinyan on Thursday delivered an address that referred to the reasons for signing the statement on Artsakh.

He explained why he didn't consult with the nation before signing an agreement.

"When talking to the people, I would have presented the objective situation, which meant providing the enemy with detailed information about the situation, moreover, presenting a detailed plan to block our 25,000 soldiers for hours, with all the ensuing consequences," he noted. "This document does not envisage a substantive solution to the issue: it only implies the cessation of hostilities."

According to him, "the Karabakh issue was not resolved before the signing of the aforementioned statement, nor has it been settled after it. There is still much to be done in this respect."

• Russia and Turkey have signed a memorandum on the creation of a Russian-Turkish joint ceasefire control in Nagorno-Karabakh.

The memorandum lays down the objectives and principles of the joint monitoring center that will collect and verify information about the maintenance of the ceasefire regime and other actions for violation of agreements. The center’s objective will also be to record violations by viewing, using unmanned aerial vehicles, and assessing data obtained from other sources and will be deployed in the territory of Azerbaijan.

• Russian FM Sergey Lavrov said there would be no Turkish peacekeepers in Artsakh amid the rumors following the Russian-Turkish memorandum to create a joint ceasefire control in Nagorno-Karabakh.

According to him, the boundaries of the mobility of the Turkish observers will be limited to the geographical coordinates that will be specified for the setting up of the Russian-Turkish monitoring center to be established in Azerbaijan.

The FM also denied rumors about plans to include Turkey among the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs.

The FM referred to the Karabakh peace deal and added if the agreement had been reached earlier, then five regions would have passed to Azerbaijan, but 'in a peaceful way'.

• Russian investigators have opened a criminal case on the shooting down of a Russian military helicopter by Azerbaijani forces over the Armenia-Azerbaijan border.

A Russian military helicopter was shot down Monday on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. Two people were killed and one was injured.

Azerbaijan claimed responsibility for the incident, saying it had "mistakenly" shot down the helicopter, apologized, and promised to pay compensation.

• Armenia Special Investigation Service has published names of detained opposition figures.

The persons - particularly including opposition leader Gagik Tsarukyan, Masis city mayor Davit Hambardzumyan, ex-National Security Service (NSS) chief Artur Vanetsyan, and former ruling party spokesperson Eduard Sharmazanov - have been detained in connection with the organization and holding of rallies, as well as in violation of the law:

The investigation continues.

Meanwhile, Armenia NSS has apprehended several people at the ARF office several minutes after the press conference of the political forces demanding the resignation of PM Pashinyan started.

• Armenia defense ministry has dismissed reports on Turkey Bayraktar drone’s appearance in Yerevan airspace.

The air defense forces of Armenia, together with the Aerospace Defense Forces of Russia, have shielded the airspace of Armenia and Artsakh, it is a no-fly zone, and the exceptions are the military and registered civil aviation, the MOD noted.