Armenia: President seeks top court clarification on military service lawMarch 2, 2021 - 16:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Armen Sarkissian decided to not sign a draft decree on the dismissal of the Chief of Army General Staff, Colonel-General Onik Gasparyan, his office said in a statement on Tuesday, March 2. Gasparyan, however, will be relieved of his post nonetheless, as the President did not sent the draft decree to the Constitutional Court either, thus paving the way for his dismissal. Sarkissian and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent the draft decision back and forth several times in the past week, amid turmoil following the hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh. At the same time, the President's office said, Sarkissian will file an application with the Constitutional Court to determine whether the law "On Military Service and Status of Military Servant" from November 15, 2017 complies with the Armenian Constitution. "True to his commitment, the President of the Republic will continue taking steps aimed at the further stabilization of the situation, calling on everyone to use the President's institute as a platform for negotiating and finding a comprehensive solution to all existing problems," the statement said. Armenia is facing a serious political crisis after the country's top military brass demanded Pashinyan's resignation. The PM, claimed, however, that he had already dismissed the chief of the Army General Staff. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |