Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh sit in a truck on their way to Goris in Syunik region, Armenia, on Tuesday. Thousands of Armenians have streamed out of Nagorno-Karabakh after the Azerbaijani military reclaimed full control of the breakaway region last week. Gayane Yenokyan/AP hide caption
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In this photo taken from video released by Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, smoke rises over an area which Azerbaijan says hosts Armenian forces' positions in the breakaway territory of Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan via AP hide caption
Soldiers carry coffins during funerals at a military cemetery in Yerevan, Armenia's capital, on March 2, 2021, for fighters killed during the war in Nagorno-Karabakh. Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
In this handout photo released by Armenian National Assembly via Photolure photo agency, Head of Armenian National Assembly Alen Simonyan, right, welcomes U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi upon her arrival at the International Airport outside of Yerevan, Armenia, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. AP hide caption
The late Armenian composer and musician Jivan Gasparyan, performing in New York in 1994. Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images hide caption
President Biden speaks at the White House on April 20, 2021. "The American people honor all those Armenians who perished in the genocide that began 106 years ago today," he said in a statement Saturday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2019. Dmitri Lovetsky/AP hide caption
A mosque is seen through ruins in Aghdam on Thursday, just before the formal entry of Azerbaijani forces. As part of a recent peace agreement, Armenia ceded control of several regions in and around the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. Sergei Grits/AP hide caption
Police look on as a woman shouts among protesters who have stormed Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's office after the announcement of a peace deal in the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Tuesday. Alex McBride/Getty Images hide caption
Flowers, stuffed animals and photographs of victims of the renewed fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh have piled up outside the Azerbaijani Embassy in Moscow. Lucian Kim/NPR hide caption
Smoke rises after shelling by Azerbaijan's artillery in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh, on Saturday. AP hide caption
A burned helmet lying on the ground of the hospital in Martakert, a day after shelling during the ongoing fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Movsumov Qowkar, 32, checks his neighbor's home damaged by shelling in the city of Terter early on Sunday. Bulent Kilic/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
An wounded Armenian soldier getting treatment in the basement of a medical center on Wednesday outside the city of Stepanakert, in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Smoke rises in the aftermath of recent shelling during the ongoing fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan. This photo, provided by the Armenian government, shows the aftermath of recent shelling in the city of Stepanakert. Karo Sahakyan/Armenian Government/AFP via Getty hide caption
A man walks past a house destroyed by shelling during fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh in Agdam, Azerbaijan, on Oct. 1. The International Committee of the Red Cross says civilian deaths and injuries have been reported. Aziz Karimov/AP hide caption
A howitzer fires munitions toward Armenian positions Monday. Violence between Armenia and Azerbaijan erupted Sunday in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defense/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption
Servicemen and members of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation gather after the Armenian government declared martial law and military mobilization amidst growing conflict with Azerbaijan. Melik Baghdasaryan/TASS via Getty Images hide caption
At the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C., Vahagn Amiryan of Armenia prepares to carve an inscription on a block of wood that would sit atop the "mother pillar" inside a traditional house in his country. Paul Chisholm/NPR hide caption
Armenian artist Ruben Malayan stands in front of a poster at his booth at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C. Malaka Gharib/NPR hide caption
Nikol Pashinyan pumps his fist for supporters in Armenia's capital, Yerevan, not long after the prominent opposition leader was elected prime minister Tuesday. Sergei Gapon/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A demonstrator drapes himself in the Armenian flag at a rally supporting Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday. He was just one of tens of thousands who packed Republic Square in the capital, Yerevan, and blocked roads and interrupted railway service. Sergei Grits/AP hide caption
Nikol Pashinyan's supporters packed a square Tuesday in the capital, Yerevan, after lawmakers rejected the opposition leader's bid for prime minister. Pashinyan is calling for a campaign of civil disobedience in protest. Vano Shlamov/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Protesters on Monday celebrated Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan's resignation in the capital, Yerevan. The former president announced he would resign after massive anti-government rallies shook the country. Hrant Khactaryan/AP hide caption