President ‘closely follows’ developments in Armenia, urges to keep matters within constitution

Armenian President Armen Sarkissian, currently on a working visit to the United States, is closely following the ongoing developments in Armenia, according to his office.

“The president has had phone talks with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Speaker of Parliament Ara Babloyan to discuss the situation.

The president will address the bill on amending the Rules of Procedure Law of parliament upon returning to Yerevan, by initiating consultations with the leadership of the government and parliament.

The president is calling for restraint and tolerance for each other, and is certain that the current situation is possible to be resolved and should be resolved within the Constitution and laws, through negotiations and dialogue.

The president will depart for France from the United States to attend the wake and funeral of world-renown crooner Charles Aznavour,” Sarkissian’s office said in a statement.