President Armen Sarkissian has received Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's proposal to relieve Onik Gasparyan from the post of Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia. The President's office informed Armenian News-NEWS.am about this.

"It is not signed at the moment," they added.

Earlier in the day, Pashinyan announced on Facebook that he had signed the necessary documents to dismiss Gasparyan.

As reported earlier, the General Staff of the Armed Forces on Thursday issued a statement noting that the army demands the resignation of PM Pashinyan and his government. The statement was signed by the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, his deputies, heads of departments, and commanders of all corps.