Tension flares during peaceful action of Artsakh residents outside  SCC

ArmInfo. During the peaceful action by Artsakh residents outside the building K. Demirchyan complex, where the opening of the 8th summit of the European  political community was taking place, the participants were  approached by a group of three people carrying US, Ukrainain and  EU   flags.

According to a video footage circulating online, the group remained  silent standing next to the participants of the action and didn't  make any formal statements or chant any slogans, which made their  motives unclear.

Tensions rose when  one of the participants of the action demanded  the group  leave, arguing that their presence and the flags they  carried, had no relevance to the goals of the  Artsakh community's  actions.  Then several men also urged them to leave, asking about the  reasons for such a provocation.

It is worth noting that law enforcement officers did not interfere in  the situation until the protesters began physically ushering them  toward the exit, at which point  the police removed them from the  area.  The purpose of their presence at the SCC  remained unclear.

Note that the heads of delegations and guests of the 8th summit of  the European political community were "met" with banners by the  participants of the protest action, drawing the attention of the  European leaders to the issues of the people of Artsakh and democracy  in Armenia.

The action participants urged the European leaders to prioritize all  issues related to the protection of the rights of Artsakh residents,  the return of Armenian prisoners of war from Azerbaijan, and the  preservation of Armenian cultural and historical heritage in  Artsakh.