Armenian Interior Minister resigns

Armenian Interior Minister Vahe Ghazaryan has resigned. This was reported by "Sputnik Armenia" on November 18 with reference to the Interior Ministry spokesman Narek Sargsyan.

It is specified that earlier in the day the head of the Anti-Corruption Committee Sasun Khachatryan and the head of the Supreme Judicial Council Karen Andreasyan also left their posts.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on his Facebook page (banned in Russia, owned by Meta Corporation, which is recognized as extremist in Russia) that he was the one who asked "high-ranking officials to leave their posts." According to him, these are systemic reasons.

The day before, 24News.am said that the head of the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Gnel Sanosyan, the chairman of the State Revenue Committee Rustam Badasyan and the head of the Investigation Committee Argishi Karamyan also resigned.

In addition, the country's prime minister summoned Sanosyan and Badasyan for a conversation at that time. It is specified that they wrote a resignation letter after the conversation.