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Nikol Pashinyan slams calls for a 'coup' in Armenia

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has criticized calls for a "coup" in Armenia amidst protests that have gathered outside government offices in Yerevan. These protests come following Azerbaijan's launch of a military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh, and tensions in the region have escalated once again.

AFP ASIA
Published September 19,2023
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan Tuesday slammed calls for a "coup" in Armenia, as hundreds of protesters gathered outside government offices in Yerevan, hours after Azerbaijan launched a military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh.

"We must not allow certain people, certain forces to deal a blow to the Armenian state," Pashinyan said in a televised address. "There are already calls, coming from different places, to stage a coup in Armenia."