The army must maintain a political neutrality, said the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, representing the highest team of the new head of the General Staff of the country of Artak Davtyan on Monday. This was reported by the press service of the Armenian government.
“I have to ask, we must agree that we should keep the sacred principle of depoliticization of the armed forces, the principle of apoliticalness in the future. He is not needed, it is not necessary for a specific person or group – this is an important principle that is needed primarily armed forces, “- leads TASS words Pashinyan.
Prime Minister of Armenia noted that the statement of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of February 25 demanding his resignation “is understandable in many respects” and did not leave any human or political trail in it.
“All you know that Mr. Davtyan left the post of head of the General Staff for reasons not related to the service. I have to state that we have supported constant contact with Mr. Davtyan all this time, and it was clear that we should use his potential in Our state affairs, “added Prime.
In June 2020, a scandal broke out after publication in the media reports that during rigid quarantine restrictions related to the spread of coronavirus, the son of Davtyan celebrated a wedding with violation of anti-epidemic norms. After that, Pashinyan initiated the resignation of Davtyan himself, Head of the National Security Service Edward Martirosyan and the police chief of Arman Sargsyan. The reasons for this solution were not indicated. After that, Pashinyan appointed the new chapter of the General Staff Gasparyan.