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The Opposition Bright Armenia Party’s parliamentary faction head Edmon Marukyan says they have not reached any agreement with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the conduct of snap polls at today’s meeting, the lawmaker told reporters at the government.

"We talked, we conducted some negotiations. In fact, Nikol Pashinyan does not connect the issue of the [army’s] General Staff with the early election process, but we do,” the MP said, adding the issue concerning the General Staff chief further deepened the political crisis in the country.

Marukyan attached importance to the other opposition faction Prosperous Armenia’s position on the issue to advance any process in the National Assembly.

“At the moment we do not have any agreement. I suppose a second meeting will be held with Prosperous Armenia Party leader Gagik Tsarukyan, because only our stance is not enough for the furtherance of any process or the dissolution of the parliament. Therefore, when the position of the PAP becomes known, I think there will be more negotiations. At this point we do not have an agreement on any matter," he said.