The governor of Shirak Province, Tigran Petrosyan, on Friday submitted a letter of resignation to the government of Armenia. Araks Kirakosyan, acting head of the information department of the Shirak provincial hall, stated this in a conversation with Armenian News-NEWS.am.

"The provincial governor will comment on his decision immediately after the [respective] decision by the government," Kirakosyan added.

Tigran Petrosyan was appointed the governor of Shirak in February 2019.