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By Trend

The atmosphere at Freedom Square in Yerevan, where opposition supporters are holding a rally, is tense, Trend reports with reference to the Armenian media.

There were clashes between the protesters and the security forces. Three law enforcement officers have already been injured. One of the injured was taken away by colleagues.

Despite the martial law in Armenia, the opposition organized a rally, protesting against the signing of a trilateral declaration to end the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and demanding the resignation of Pashinyan.

The representatives of the internal troops and the National Security Service are being drawn to the center of Yerevan. Police officers formed a barrier between the rally participants and its organizers, trying to detain the activists.

Following over a month of military action to liberate its territories from Armenian occupation, Azerbaijan has pushed Armenia to sign the surrender document. A joint statement on the matter was made by the Azerbaijani president, Armenia's PM, and the president of Russia.

A complete ceasefire and a cessation of all hostilities in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is introduced at 00:00 hours (Moscow time) on 10 November 2020.

Armenian Armed Forces launched a large-scale military attack on positions of the Azerbaijani army on the front line, using large-caliber weapons, mortars, and artillery on Sept. 27. Azerbaijan responded with a counter-offensive along the entire front.

Back in July 2020, the Armenian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire in the direction of Azerbaijan's Tovuz district. As a result of Azerbaijan's retaliation, the opposing forces were silenced. The fighting continued the following days as well. Azerbaijan lost a number of military personnel members, who died fighting off the attacks of the Armenian Armed Forces.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, the Armenian Armed Forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts. The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations.

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