Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan has urged political forces to stop all actions and start a conversation. 

His remarks came Thursday addressing his supporters on Republic Square in Yerevan. 

“Continue the rally, we will also hold a rally. If you go beyond what is permitted in your political statements, you will be detained under the law. I will begin consultations with even the most ardent critics of all political forces in order to find a way out of this situation. At the same time, I remove the topic of early elections from the agenda at the request of citizens.

I sent a proposal to President Armen Sarkissian to dismiss Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Onik Gasparyan, but the latter has not signed the decree yet. Today I had a telephone conversation with the president of the republic, and I said that, in my opinion, he should simply sign the proposal I submitted. If the President does not sign ... So what does this mean? Is he joining the coup? And there is a second option. Onik Gasparyan, whom I appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, whom I trusted 100% during the war, and now I understand that in many episodes I did not do everything right, let Onik Gasparyan write a statement and resign himself," he said.

Pashinyan called on parliamentary and other forces to determine the day and time of political consultations. After the rally, Pashinyan and his supporters began a march along Tigran Mets Avenue.

The Armenian army joint staff on Thursday issued a statement noting that the army demands the resignation of PM Nikol 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.

The Armenian army has expressed its resolute protest over the dismissal of the First Deputy Chief of the Armenian Armed Forces General Staff.

At the suggestion of the PM, President Armen Sarkissian had dismissed Tiran Khachatryan, who had reportedly mocked PM's words about the alleged flaw of the Russia-made Iskander missile systems.

Following the incident, the Armenian army noted that the PM and the government are no longer able to make proper decisions for the Armenian people.

After this statement, Nikol Pashinyan made a Facebook post, noting that he had signed the necessary documents to dismiss Onik Gasparyan, Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces.

PM also noted that considered this statement a military coup attempt, and he urged his supporters to gather Republic Square in Yerevan.

Numerous political scientists and analysts, however, called the PM's aforesaid announcement an attempt to lead to civil strife and bloodshed.