Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to Resign in April

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that he will resign in April, ahead of early parliamentary elections in the country.

"Yes, I will resign very soon, in April — not to leave, but for snap elections to take place. Until they happen, I will remain a caretaker prime minister," Pashinyan said.

According to the country's constitution, in order to hold early parliamentary elections, the authorities must lift the martial law, declared in Armenia in late September due to the escalation of the conflict in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Armenia has seen numerous protests since Pashinyan signed a Russia-brokered ceasefire deal with Azerbaijan in November. Under the agreement, both countries stopped hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh region and remained at whatever positions they were holding at the time.

As a result, Azerbaijan gained control over some territories. Russian peacekeepers have since been deployed at the contact line.

Protesters in Armenia have been calling for Pashinyan to step down.

(SPUTNIK)