Last year, dozens of senior officers tried to remove Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Now the government is trying to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Armenia has restructured its Defense Ministry to make the head of the armed …
An Armenian court has decided to let a top general who was sacked in a political crisis remain in his post until a final court decision in his case, his lawyer said on Thursday. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan last month …
Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan denied the allegations that the military command of the occupation forces proposed to stop the Second Karabakh war after four days of hostilities in Azerbaijan. “The …
Armenia's Defense Minister Vagharshak Harutyunyan appointed March 10 Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Stepan Galstyan as acting head of the General Staff, the press service of the Ministry of Defense …
Former head of the General Staff of Armenia's Armed Forces Onik Gasparyan addressed an appeal to the citizens of the country in connection with his resignation. He recalled that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's statement on …
The chief of the Armenian General Staff Onik Gasparyan has been dismissed as the president failed to sign a dismissal request within the established time frame and refrained from filing an appeal with the Constitutional Court, Prime Minister …
Armenian President Armen Sarkisyan challenged the law 'On military service and the status of servicemen' in light of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's initiative to dismiss General Staff Chief Onik Gasparyan, the presidential press …
Fortunately, the first serious attempt of the armed forces has had no major consequences for now. However, this endeavor shows that the power grip can easily slide away from Pashinyan’s grasp despite all the popular support he has, Turan Gafarlı, Bachelor of Arts in History and Politics from Queen Mary University of London and a Master of Arts in Transnational Studies from University College London, writes for Anadolu Agency
On Feb. 25, Armenia’s top military leadership called on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign. This threat came in the form of a letter signed by “several dozen” army officers, who cited “attacks” on the armed forces by the government. On Monday, pro-Pashinyan supporters demonstrated in one part of the capital while protesters demanding his resignation rallied at a separate site, Washington Post writes
Armenia's Security Council strongly condemns all attempts to involve the Armed Forces in the political process, urging Armenian President Armen Sarkisyan to dismiss Chief of the General Staff of Armed Forces Onik Gasparyan, the …
Armenian President Armen Sarksyan must make a decision on the resignation of the Chief of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces Onik Gasparyan by midnight Saturday (23.00 Moscow time), his adviser Hasmik Petrosyan said. She does not …
Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sacked head of the Chief of Staff of Armenian Armed Forces Onik Gasparyan. "Today I signed decision to release Onik Gasparyan from the post. I assess the statement as an attempt …
The General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his government. It has issued a respective statement, which reads as follows in part: "The General Staff of …
Mikayel Hambardzumyan, who served as the head of the Armenian National Security Service until November 8 last year, was not aware of the preparations for the signing of a trilateral statement by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani …
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's order to send troops to Yerevan if necessary was denied, the "Hraparak" newspaper reports citing its sources in the Armenian Ministry of Defense. According to the newspaper, a …
New staff reshuffle is expected in the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces, Zhokhovurd newspaper writes. "In all likelihood, Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces Movses Hakobyan will be …
