Armenia: New Chief of Staff says army will remain neutralMarch 22, 2021 - 17:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The new Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces, Lieutenant-General Artak Davtyan, has said that the situation created after the country's top military brass demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has been resolved, and that "differences have been taken to a legal field." Davtyan's statement was published by the press secretary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Samvel Asatryan. "After 44 days of heroic and selfless war, the Armenian Armed Forces have fulfilled and will continue to fulfill tasks aimed at reassessing and strengthening the security system of our country and Artsakh, neutralizing external threats," Davtyan said. "The situation that emerged after the well-known statement of the leadership of the Armed Forces has been resolved, and the disagreements have been taken to the legal field. "The Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia, which are subordinated to the government, will remain neutral in political matters, guided solely by the exclusive obligation to ensure the defense, security, territorial integrity and inviolability of the borders of the state." Pashinyan said earlier on Monday that the decision to appoint Artak Davtyan in the post of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces has come into effect by force of law. 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 PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. Pashinyan travels to Iran to pay tribute to Raisi, others Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for the Islamic Republic of Iran on a working visit. |