My position is unchanged – Chief of General Staff responds to government’s statement

Chief of the General Staff of Armenian Armed Forces Onik Gasparyan responded to the government’s statement today about his dismissal with the force of law.

“My position is unchanged. Both the issued statement and the whole process of relieving me from post are anti-constitutional which once again affirms that the pro-state solution of the existing crisis is possible to ensure exclusively as a result of Republic’s PM resignation and snap parliamentary elections,” Gasparyan said in the statement.

He said he has applied to Armenia’s administrative court to ensure the rule of the Constitution and right.

“I will continue serving to homeland and the Armenian people in other status,” he said in the statement, urging the generals, officers and soldiers to continue their devoted service exclusively to homeland and the people.