Colonel Samvel Asatryan, General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia has declared that the, “Armed Forces of Armenia demand the resignation of the Prime Minister and the Government of Armenia.” He also warned the government to refrain from using force against the people whose children died defending their homeland.

He made the announcement via his official Facebook page. The post reads as follows:

STATEMENT OF THE GENERAL HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMENIAN ARMED FORCES

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia expresses its resolute protest against the dismissal of the First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia for short-sighted reasons, which was carried out without taking into account the national-state interests of the Republic of Armenia. In such difficult conditions for the country, such a decision is an irresponsible step. The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, the government, will no longer be able to make adequate decisions in this critical situation for the Armenian people.

For a long time, the RA Armed Forces patiently tolerated the “attacks” aimed at discrediting the Armed Forces by the current government, but everything has its limits.

The RA Armed Forces has fulfilled its duty with honor, to fight with its people against the enemy.

Inefficient governance of the current authorities, serious mistakes in foreign policy have brought the country to the brink of collapse.

Due to the current situation, the RA Armed Forces demand the resignation of the RA Prime Minister and the government, at the same time warning to refrain from using force against the people whose children died defending the Homeland and Artsakh. The army has always been with the people, as the people have been with the army.

The announcement was signed.

Chief of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel-General Onik Victory Gasparyan

First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Tiran Vazgeni Khachatryan

Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Stepan Robert Galstyan

Chief of the Operative General Department of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces – Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Karen Andranik Abrahamyan

Commander of the RA Armed Forces Joint Group, Lieutenant General Tigran Janibek Parvanyan

Head of the General Staff Management Department of the RA General Staff, Major General Albert Razmiki Baghdasaryan

Chief of the RA Armed Forces Communication Troops, Major General Temur Norik Shahnazaryan

Chief of the State Department of Missile Troops and Artillery of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Armen Samson Harutyunyan

Chief of the RA Armed Forces Air Defense Troops, Major General Armen Grisha Vardanyan

Chief of the Department of Engineering Troops of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Ishkhan Zhoray Matosyan

Chief of the RA Armed Forces Rear Department, Major General Romik Poghos Margaryan

Assistant to the Chief of General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Komitas Razmik Muradyan

Head of the Moral Support Department of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel Arthur Arisi Poghosyan

Head of the Administrative Department of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel Suren A. Harutyunyan

Head of the Aviation Department of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel Gagik Alibek Aslanyan

Head of the Military Medical Department of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel Sahak Robert Ohanyan

Colonel Vardan Vaspuraki Nshanyan, Head of the Head Department of the RA Armed Forces RCPP Troops

Colonel Arthur Sergey Kumelov, Chief of the RA Armed Forces General Staff REP Troops

Head of the Finance Department of the RA Armed Forces General Staff, Colonel Vardan Manvel Sahakyan

Head of the RA Armed Forces General Staff Service Department, Colonel Ara Mikaeli Petrosyan

First Deputy Head of the Operative General Department of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Stepan Grigory Gorgyan

Chief of the Operative Department of the RA Armed Forces General Staff, Major General Edward Edison Asryan

Head of the Strategic Planning Department of the Operative General Department of the RA Armed Forces General Staff, Colonel Armen A. Arstamyan

Deputy Head of the RA Armed Forces Defense Department, Colonel Armen Yakov Seyranyan

Major General Valerik Ashot Kocharyan, Head of the Combat Training Department of the RA Armed Forces General Training Department

Colonel Aram Zhora Grigoryan, Head of the Physical Training and Sports Department of the General Training Department of the RA Armed Forces

Colonel Hrach Lyudvik Stepanyan, Deputy Chief of Staff of the General Staff Management Department of the RA Armed Forces General Staff

Colonel Gagik Benik Ghulyan, Head of the Mobilization Department of the General Staff Management Department of the RA Armed Forces General Staff

Colonel Levon Misha Davidyan, Deputy Head of the Information-Analytical Department of the General Department of Intelligence of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces

Colonel Artak Sashiki Asatryan, Head of the Special Purpose and Military Intelligence Department of the General Intelligence Department of the RA Armed Forces General Staff

Colonel Arthur A. Tevanyan, Head of the Department of Radio-Electronic and Technical Means of the General Department of Intelligence of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces

Chief of the Security Service of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel Rustam Ashot Karapetyan

Chief of the RA Armed Forces General Staff Standardization and Metrology Service, Colonel Georgy Ashot Vardanyan

Chief Military Chief Conductor of the RA Armed Forces General Staff, Colonel Armen K. Poghosyan

Chief of the Military Geographical Service of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Sergey Hovsep Petrosyan

Commander of the 1st Army Corps of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Jirayr Hamlet Poghosyan

Commander of the 2nd Army Corps of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Arayik Robert Harutyunyan

Commander of the 3rd Army Corps of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Grigory Yuri Khachaturov

Commander of the 4th Army Corps of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Artak Emili Budaghyan

Commander of the 5th Army Corps of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel Smbat Volodia Grigoryan