YEREVAN – Armenia's prime minister spoke of an attempted military coup Thursday after the military's General Staff demanded that he step down after months of protests sparked by the nation's defeat in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan.
The General Staff issued a statement calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, which was signed by top military officers.
The move was triggered by Pashinyan's decision earlier this week to oust the first deputy chief of the General Staff. Pashinyan described the military's statement as a “military coup attempt” and ordered the firing of the General Staff's chief.