March, rally to be held in Yerevan on Saturday
A march and a rally are scheduled to be held in Yerevan on Saturday.
The march starts near Matenadaran at 3 p.m. to show support for the former and current Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) officials and military men detained by Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijani forces arrested and held captive Artsakh’s former State Minister Ruben Vardanyan, former Artsakh army commander Levon Mnatsakanyan and deputy commander Davit Manukyan while attempting to cross from Artsakh into Armenia via the Lachin Corridor in recent days.
Presidential advisor David Babayan, Artsakh’s former foreign minister who was on Azerbaijan’s “blacklist”, announced on September 28 that he was handing himself over to the Azerbaijani law enforcement authorities.
"You all know that I am included in the blacklist of Azerbaijan, and the Azerbaijani side demanded my arrival in Baku for an appropriate investigation. This decision will naturally cause great pain, anxiety and stress, primarily to my loved ones, but I am sure they will understand," he wrote on Facebook.
A rally called by the National Committee comprising opposition figures will be held in the Armenian capital later on Saturday.
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