YEREVAN. Nov 18 (Interfax) - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has confirmed that he asked a number of officials to resign.
"Given the extensive discussions in the press and social networks, I consider it necessary to say that I have asked a number of high-ranking officials to leave their positions. The reasons for making such a request are not personal, but systemic, which I have spoken about publicly," Pashinyan said on a social network.
He said he could not deny the input of "the said partners in the development of statehood."
"I am grateful to everyone for their input and understanding of my request," Pashinyan said.
The resignation of Supreme Judicial Council Karen Andreasyan and Anti-Corruption Committee Chairman Sasun Khachatryan was reported on Monday morning.
Armenian media outlets have been reporting since Sunday evening, citing their sources, that a number of officials were dismissed. The media said Interior Minister Vahe Ghazaryan, Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Minister Gnel Sanosyan, State Revenue Committee Chairman Rustam Badasyan, and Investigative Committee Chairman Argishti Kyaramyan had tendered their resignations.
The information has not been officially confirmed just yet.