I asked a number of high-ranking officials to leave their positions. Nikol Pashinyan

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made a statement.

"Dear compatriots, taking into account the mass discussions that appeared in the press and social networks, I consider it necessary to inform 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, about which I have spoken publicly.

At the same time, I cannot deny the merits of our mentioned partners in the development of our statehood and I thank everyone for their contribution and understanding of my request," Pashinyan wrote on Facebook.