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Armenian armed forces demand resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has warned of an attempted military coup against him after the army demanded he and his government resign.
Key points:
- The PM called on his followers to rally in central Yerevan to support him
- The Kremlin says it is alarmed by events
- The president of the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, offered to mediate
Mr Pashinyan has faced protests and calls to resign after what his critics say was the disastrous handling of a six-week conflict between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh in November last year.
He has rejected calls to step down, saying he takes responsibility for what happened but now needs to ensure his country’s security.
The immediate trigger for the standoff was…
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