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The families of Armenian soldiers who were killed in the 44-day war in Artsakh started a protest in Yerevan’s Charles Aznavour Square on Tuesday afternoon. Many of them were wearing T-shirts with the images of their fallen sons, brothers and spouses or were just holding their photos.

"This is a part of the struggle of the hero soldiers’ parents for justice and the rule of law. Gathered here today we once again announce: don't think that we will ever forget what happened. We will continue fighting,” said opposition Hayastan faction MP Gegham Nazaryan, the father of fallen soldier Abgar Nazaryan.

He again blamed Nikol Pashinyan and his cabinet for not preventing or stopping the war in 2020. Afterwards, the protesters began chanting “Traitor!".

According to Nazaryan, it would have been ideal if at least 8,000 parents, 16,000 brothers and sisters of soldiers had joined the protest, adding, at the same time, those who came to the square were the “collective image of all fallen heroes.”

"Some of the parents are just knocked out after this hard blow, they have lost interest in everything. All of us gathered here should help them out of this situation. There are parents who have decided to step aside for some reason, but I assure you, they are in the minority,” the MP said.

He cited Pashinyan’s latest statement that the war “could have been prevented, as a result of which we would have had the same situation, of course without the casualties.”

“I believe that after this confession no reasonable person can remain indifferent,” Nazaryan said.