The Office of the Prime Minister considers it unfounded and does not accept the objections received from the Office of the President, regarding which it will present its justifications in the manner prescribed by law, Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister Arsen Torosyan wrote on his Facebook.

“The Office of the Prime Minister received objections from the Office of the President regarding the draft decree on dismissing the Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces.

The Office of the Prime Minister considers it unfounded and does not accept the objections received from the Office of the President, regarding which it will present its justifications in the manner prescribed by law.

According to the 2nd paragraph of the 14th article of the RA Constitution, the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia should remain neutral in political matters and are under civilian control."