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The people dissatisfied with the current situation in Armenia should make their voices clearly heard at an upcoming opposition rally in Yerevan, according to political analyst Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan, head of the Voskanapat Analytical Center.

The Armenian opposition announced its intention to hold a rally in Yerevan’s Liberty Square on 5 April to address issues concerning the security of Armenia and Artsakh.

"The April 5 rally is organized by the parliamentary opposition. At first I thought it was the initiative of the ARF only. But this is much better,” he wrote on Telegram on Friday.

“Actually, it doesn't matter whose idea it was. The most important thing is that the voice of society be heard now. People must come to the square and make it clear that they do not need an agenda for peace, but the one for restoration and sustainable development. And peace can only be the result of all this,” the analyst noted.

“Let us speak frankly: we, Armenians, are not only misunderstood in the world, but have also begun to be disrespected. Many of my foreign colleagues ask me a specific question, “In Artsakh, Azerbaijan has taken control over a new village and important positions, why doesn't anyone in Yerevan stand up against it? What is the answer to that question? To say that we have put up with it? But it is not the case, is it?

“I do not know what kind of speeches and demands will be made at the rally. I do not know what developments will follow them. But I can say for sure that the voices of the people dissatisfied with the current situation should be clearly heard. Believe me, it is much more important now than even all the decisions the current capitulant authorities may take,” Melik-Shahnazaryan said.