Thousands of Armenians demonstrate in Brussels against Azerbaijan

Thousands of Armenians demonstrate in Brussels against Azerbaijan

After Military operation Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh Thousands of Armenians were present on Sunday Brussels demonstrated. They accused the EU of turning a blind eye to the suffering of Armenians because of gas supplies from Azerbaijan.

“Selling 2,000 years of Armenian civilization for Azerbaijani gas,” read one poster. The rally took place in the European quarter of the Belgian capital Exiled Armenians of numerous European countries.

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The organizers who Number of protesters with 10,000 stated, throw one in Azerbaijan “ethnic cleansing” in Nagorno-Karabakh. In their appeal, they urged the European Union to have an “international and humanitarian presence in Armenia” and called for sanctions against Azerbaijan.

Tens of thousands of people fled

Following the defeat of pro-Armenian forces against Azerbaijan, authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh, which is predominantly inhabited by Armenians, announced on Thursday the dissolution of the self-proclaimed republic. Tens of thousands of people have fled there in recent days.