Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made a post on Facebook Friday morning, addressing two issues.
"I want to emphasize two facts:
By the decision of the government, as June 1, 2019, the net monthly salary of the servicemen of the Armenian army has increased (…).
In the 2020 budget, the Ministry of Defense has been allocated 307 billion drams, which is 28% or 66 billion drams more than the actual figure in 2018, and about 4.5% more than the actual [figure] in 2017.
Since May 2018, the Republic of Armenia has acquired an unprecedented amount of weapons and ammunition compared to the foreseeable period.
The Armed Forces were complemented with air defense means, artillery means, anti-aircraft systems, firearms, ammunition, 310 units of automobile equipment.
By the way, our Ministry of Defense and the General Staff [of the Armed Forces] decided what to buy, the government provided the necessary funds," Pashinyan wrote in particular.
On Thursday morning, the General Staff of the Armed Forces issued a statement in which the high-ranking military officials demanded the resignation of PM Nikol Pashinyan and his government. Pashinyan, however, considered the move as an "attempt at a military coup."
