Armen Sargsyan again refused to sign a decree on the resignation of the head of the General Staff of Armenia Onik Gasparyan

Armenian President Armen Sargsyan decided not to sign a decree on the removal of the head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Onik Gasparyan, Armenpress reports with reference to the public relations department of the President of Armenia. Thus, the President of Armenia rejected the second request of Prime Minister Nikola Pashinyan to dismiss the head of the General Staff.

"The President of the Republic gives importance to the speedy resolution of the political crisis that occurred due to the dismissal of the head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia Onik Gasparyan. To this end, the president held meetings with the Prime Minister, Colonel Onik Gasparyan and the Higher Command Composition of the Armed Forces. The substantiation of the presidential objections to the decrease of liberation were considered," the saying about the decrease, "the saying about the decrease. In the statement of the presidential apparatus.

The current situation "is the result of disagreements between political and military figures in the military and in the post -war period, sometimes with very personified approaches." In addition, “comments, law enforcement practice, possible gaps in the law, which served as the basis for objection to signing the decree” cannot be ignored.

The president of the republic in his previous refusal to sign the decree emphasized that "the speedy settlement of the problem and settlement within the Constitution is of paramount importance for the security and stability of" Armenia and the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. This settlement is "an absolute necessity to preserve statehood, to prevent further split in society, restore the unity of the people and public consent, the way out of the current situation" and the final resolution of the crisis.

Having refused to sign a decree on the change of leadership of the General Staff, the President of Armenia "will appeal to the Constitutional Court with a separate statement containing a request to determine the issue of compliance with the Constitution of the Law of the Republic of Armenia of November 15, 2017" On military service and the status of a soldier. "

"The president of the republic, faithful to his duty, will continue steps aimed at further stabilizing the situation and calls for everyone, using the presidential institution as a platform, negotiate to find a comprehensive solution to all existing problems," the presidential apparatus said.

The situation in Armenia sharply worsened on February 25 after the General Staff of the Armed Forces issued an application with a request to the resignation of Prime Minister Nikola Pashinyan and the Government. This statement followed after on February 24, Armenian President Armen Sargsyan signed a decree on the dismissal of the hero of Armenia Tiran Khachatryan from the post of first deputy chief of the chief headquarters of the Armed Forces of Armenia. According to the presidential press service, the decree on the release was signed at the suggestion of Pashinyan.

Earlier, Khachatryan questioned Pashinyan’s statements that during the fighting in the Nagorno -Karabakh, the Iskander's rockets did not explode or exploded only 10%. "

On February 25, Pashinyan sent a petition to the President of Armenia to dismiss the head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, but Sargsyan did not sign the corresponding decree, returning him back to the government.

On February 28, the Armenian Presidential Administration repeatedly received a petition from the post of exemption from the post of chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Interfax reports.