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Demonstrators in Yerevan urged the international community to take concrete action to end Azerbaijan’s brutal blockade of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) as they staged a sit-in outside the Russian Embassy in the Armenia capital on Tuesday morning.

The ARF Armenia Supreme Body announced the start of one-day sit-ins outside the embassies of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair countries and the EU Delegation office in Yerevan at 8:30am.

“We call on the international community to go beyond mere statements and calls and take practical measures to stop Azerbaijan’s policy of ethnic cleansing in Artsakh,” Anna Grigoryan, an MP from the opposition Hayastan bloc, told reporters at the protest outside the Russian Embassy.

She insisted on international sanctions against Baku.

“They further deepen cooperation with Azerbaijan instead of sanctioning the country. It’s about all international actors,” Grigoryan.

She stressed Russia, which has peacekeeping troops stationed in Artsakh, should take more concrete steps to lift the blockade of the Lachin Corridor.