Pashinyan confirms resignation of senior officials
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has confirmed media reports about the resignation of several senior government officials.
Reports emerged on Sunday that Chairman of the State Revenue Committee Rustam Badasyan, Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Gnel Sanosyan, Investigative Committee Chairman Argishti Kyaramyan, Interior Minister Vahe Ghazaryan, Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Committee Sasun Khachatryan and Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) Chairman Karen Andreasyan had stepped down.
“I’d like to inform you that I have asked a number of high-ranking officials to leave their positions,” Pashinyan said in a Facebook post on Monday, commenting on media reports.
“The reasons for such a request are not personal but systemic, which I have publicly spoken about. At the same time, I cannot deny the contribution of our colleagues to the development of Armenian statehood and I am grateful to everyone for their input and understanding,” Pashinyan said.