UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced his deep concern on Monday about the deadly clashes between demonstrators and police forces in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, where the results of recent presidential elections have been disputed.
"It is his hope that these events, during which eight people died, will be thoroughly investigated," Ban's spokesperson said in a statement.
"The secretary-general calls on all parties to exercise full restraint and to find a way out of the current crisis," the statement said. "He also urges the Armenian authorities to take all necessary steps to ensure a return to normalcy, including through a speedy lifting of the state of emergency."
Protests began in Armenia after Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan was declared the winner of the 19 February presidential poll, a result that is disputed by the opposition candidate Levon Ter-Petrosyan.
Source:Xinhua
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