Armenian President Armen Sargsyan did not resign under pressure from the authorities, said the member of the Prime Minister of Nikola Pashinyan, head of the Permanent Commission on Defense and Security Assurance Andranik Kocharian.
“How do you imagine who can put pressure on the president of Armenia?” – said Kocharian, answering the relevant journalist’s question.
Kocharyan also noted that the resignation of the Armenian president was a surprise for the ruling “civil contract”. In his opinion, Armen Sargsyan for all the time of his stay as president repeatedly had a reason to resign, and it is not clear why I did it right now.
Armenian deputy does not agree with the statements of Sargsyan that the Constitution did not give him opportunities for the full use of its opportunities for the benefit of the country: “Sargsyan knew perfectly well that the Commission on Constitutional Reforms was created, and all these problems could be discussed within this Commissions and relevant procedures. A declaration of resignation, without waiting for the creation of the Commission, it seems to me it is unlikely to expect any explanations here. “
Armen Sargsyan, in 2018 by the parliamentary by the President of Armenia, Sunday, resigned on Sunday. He explained his step by the fact that the president has no necessary tools for influencing the most important issues for the state and nation in both the internal and foreign policy.