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YEREVAN. - A protest march held by “Hands off Karabakh. March of dignity” initiative kicked off from Yerevan’s Liberty Square Thursday. The protestors headed for the Armenian MFA building and Russian Embassy in Yerevan (photos).

The protestors are going to voice their demands before the meeting of the Armenian and Russian FMs. The statement, disseminated by the subsequent Facebook initiative, notes that in connection with the arrival of Sergey Lavrov in Yerevan, “where the Kremlin plan on settlement of Karabakh conflict will be discussed with the Armenian authorities,” they will organize a march and voice their demands.  

“We have learnt lessons from the military aggression of Azerbaijan against Karabakh and war crimes committed by the adversary, especially during the four-day war in April. We therefore state and demand the following:

1. Armenia and Karabakh are not going to cede a square foot of land to Azerbaijan. On the contrary, there is a vital objective to curb the adversary, creating an extended zone for security guarantees of our own people.

2. The Armenian soldier was and continues to remain the only defender of peace and security in Karabakh, while the international peacekeepers should be allocated in Azerbaijan to defend the indigenous people of that country - the Talysh, Lezgians, Avars, etc. 

3. Ensure immediate, secure and voluntary return of Armenian refugees - including from Shahumyan region - to their historic lands occupied by Azerbaijan.

4. Recognize the independence of Karabakh in line with the international law.

5. Stop the supply of modern Russian offensive arms and mass destruction weapons to Azerbaijan, since they were and will be used against Armenia and Karabakh,” the disseminated statement reads.  

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