ArmInfo.President Bako Sahakyan signed a decree dismissing Araik HarutyunyanAdvisor to the President of the Artsakh Republic - representative of the President of the Republic of Artsakh on special assignments according to his own statement.According to the information available to Arminfo, the resignation of Araik Harutyunyan was the result of a mutually agreed decision of the parties. In the coming hours, the ex-premier of Karabakh and now the former presidential adviser will make a statement.
According to ArmInfo analysts, the resignation of Araik Harutyunyan, who is also the leader of the ruling Karabakh's "Free Motherland" party, is connected with preparations for the upcoming presidential elections in 2020. As already reported, the current head of state Bako Sahakyan does not intend to take part in them.