Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to visit Azerbaijan on Monday in a show of support to its ally.
Thousands of Armenians have streamed out of Nagorno-Karabakh after the Azerbaijani military reclaimed full control of the breakaway region.
While Azerbaijan pledged to respect the rights of ethnic Armenians in the region and restore supplies after a 10-month blockade, many local residents feared reprisals and said they were planning to leave for Armenia. Demonstrators demanding Mr Pashinyan’s resignation continued blocking the Armenian capital’s main avenues on Monday, engaging in occasional clashes with police who sought to disperse the protests.
After a Russia-brokered armistice, a contingent of about 2,000 Russian peacekeepers was sent to the region to monitor it.In December, Azerbaijan imposed a blockade of the only road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia, alleging that the Armenian government was using the road for mineral extraction and illicit weapons shipments to the region’s separatist forces.
On Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron pledged support for Armenia and Armenians, saying France will mobilise food and medical aid for the population of Nagorno-Karabakh and keep working toward “sustainable peace” in the region. Since the start of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijan has relied on strong backing of its ally Turkey, which has offered political support and provided it with weapons.
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