"We are here because the man who sits here (President Vaagn Khachaturyan) has also served the interests of Turkey and Azerbaijan," said Aspram Krpeyan, an Armenian parliament member.

The situation in front of the presidential palace on Baghramyan Avenue currently remains tense with periodic clashes erupting between police and opposition activists. Traffic in neighboring streets, where the parliament building is also located, is restricted.

Opposition activists in Armenia have been holding large-scale protests since May 1 to protest against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s intentions to sign a peace treaty with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh. On Tuesday, protesters blocked entrances to the republic’s Foreign Ministry building.