Parents of captured soldiers hold protest in Armenia’s Shirak

Panorama, Armenia
March 5 2021

Parents of the captured soldiers from Armenia’s Shirak Province on Friday blocked the entrance to the Shirak Regional Administration, Armenpress reports.

The parents did not allow any employee to enter the building. They also refused to answer reporters’ questions, noting at the moment they have nothing to say that can be made public, the news outlet said.

Parents held a similar protest on March 3, demanding a new meeting with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and a final and clear answer about when their sons will return from Azerbaijani captivity. However, they did not block the entrance to the building at the time.

The servicemen were captured by the Azerbaijani forces in Artsakh’s Khtsaberd village on December 16, 2020, the source said.