Thousands of Armenians demand resignation of PM over border dispute

The government announced last month it would cede several uninhabited border villages to its neighbour and long-time rival Azerbaijan.

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00:00 Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the Armenian capital Yerevan to demand

00:05 the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

00:08 This over his government's decision last month to cede several uninhabited border villages

00:13 to its neighbor and long-term rival Azerbaijan.

00:17 The move is seen as an important milestone on the road to peace between the countries

00:21 which have fought two wars since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

00:25 But the decision has angered many, with opposition politicians accusing the Prime Minister of

00:30 giving up territory with no guarantees.

00:33 (whooshing)