Armenian opposition tries to prevent Azerbaijan’s customs checkpoint on road from Goris to Kapan

At a protest action in Yerevan, about 200 oppositionists demanded to prevent installation of an Azerbaijani customs checkpoint on the road from Goris to Kapan. After the protesters tried to break into the government building, 16 of them were detained, the police reported.

Today, activists from among the supporters of the opposition “Armenia” bloc have held a protest action in front of the government building in Yerevan. The protesters have accused the country’s authorities of concluding a deal with the Azerbaijani authorities, which damaged national interests of Armenia, the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent reports.

According to the organizers of the protest, about 200 people took part in the action.

During the protest action, Gegam Manukyan, a member of the “Armenia” faction, has claimed that as a result of a secret conspiracy between the Armenian and Azerbaijani authorities, the latter got control over the road from Goris to Kapan. The oppositionist suggests that Azerbaijan is acting with the tacit consent of the Armenian authorities.

The protesters tried to break into the government building, but the police set up a cordon. The police officers detained 16 activists, the Police of Armenia reported.

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