The flights of the military aviation over Yerevan are planned, Gevorg Altunyan, head of the main information and public relations department of the Armenian Defense Ministry, told RIA Novosti.
Military aircraft flew over Yerevan on Thursday and Friday, including during protests in the center of the capital.
Answering the question of RIA Novosti whether the flights are scheduled, Altunyan said: “Yes, of course”ю
Another political crisis erupted in Yerevan after Pashinyan’s careless words about the Russian Iskander. The deputy chief of the general staff of Armenia, according to media reports, ridiculed the prime minister, for which he was dismissed, following him the chief of the general staff was offered to resign.
On Thursday morning, the Armenian Armed Forces issued a statement demanding the resignation of Pashinyan himself. The prime minister regarded this as an attempted coup and called on his supporters to take to the streets. In the meantime, the opposition has erected barricades and set up a tent camp near the parliament, they are not inclined to negotiate with the authorities and demand the resignation of the prime minister.