Protests erupt as Armenia nears peace deal with Azerbaijan

Demonstrators react to stun grenades fired by law enforcement officers during a protest against Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan near the building of the National Assembly in Yerevan, Armenia June 12, 2024. Vahram Baghdasaryan/Photolure via REUTERS

TBILISI (Reuters) -Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Wednesday that a peace treaty with Azerbaijan was close to completion, but that his country would not accept Baku's demands that it change its constitution.

After Pashinyan made the comments, clashes broke out between police and demonstrators, the latest in a series of protests denouncing his policies, including the handing back of ruined villages to Azerbaijan, and demanding his resignation.