President of the Court of Cassation of Armenia, Yervand Khundkaryan, has issued a statement.

The statement notes, in particular, that on Tuesday, Khundkaryan was elected a judge of the Constitutional Court by the National Assembly, and therefore he is hereby resigning as President of the Court of Cassation and as a judge of the Civil and Administrative Chamber of the Court; terminating his membership in the Union of Judges of Armenia, at the same time resigning from the post of the Chairman of the Union; and is resigns from his position as Chairman and Member of the Governing Board of the Academy of Justice of Armenia.