Vanetsyan said he is now involved in the Homeland Salvation Movement, whose supporters demand that he remove Pashinyan.

Sarkissian is initiating a series of discussions to reduce tension in the country and find a peaceful solution to the situation.

Bright Armenia leader Edmon Marukyan said he considers it as a disrespectful attitude towards the one-fifth of the parliament.

Aronian said the Armenian authorities have not been honoring their commitment to develop chess in the country.

Dutch lawmaker Joel Voordewind said earlier that the Dutch government's vague position was "absurd".

According to data provided by the Armenian side, at least 140 Karabakh prisoners of war are being kept in Azerbaijan.

A total of 3947 tests have been performed in the past day, the National Center For Disease Control and Prevention said.

The Movement issued a statement on Feb 26 morning, summoning supporters to rally in front of the parliament at 1:00pm.

Real-time network data showed anomaly on some providers from at 2 pm local time, with national connectivity falling to 82%.

The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor.