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)