Top military brass reaffirms demand for Armenia PM's resignationMarch 10, 2021 - 14:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's top military brass supports the demand of the former chief of the General Staff Onik Gasparyan for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, according to a new statement from the press service of the General Staff. "The leadership of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia is joining the message of Colonel-General Onik Gasparyan, reaffirming that the only solution to the current situation is relayed in [Gasparyan's] message," the statement said Wednesday, March 10. Gasparyan said in his message that the resignation of the Prime Minister and snap parliamentary elections will help overcome the current crisis. "Only the capable can appreciate the hardships and difficulties that each official appointed to positions of the highest command in the Armed Forces has overcome," the statement reads. Also Wednesday, Pashinyan proposed to reinstate Lieutenant-General Artak Davtyan in the post of the Chief of the Army General Staff, having fired him only months ago. A spokesperson for Pashinyan confirmed the reports to Armenpress on Wednesday, hours after the PM said Gasparyan had been fired from the position by force of law. The decree on Gasparyan's dismissal was first issued on February 25 when the country's top military brass demanded Pashinyan's resignation. And although President Armen Sarkissian did not sign Pashinyan's proposal to sack the Chief of Army Staff, he was relieved of his post nonetheless, as the President did not send the draft decree to the Constitutional Court either, thus paving the way for his dismissal. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |