YEREVAN, Apr 12 Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturian dismissed Commander of the country's border troops Arman Maralchyan, according to the President's website.
Maralchyan headed the border troops of Armenia in October 2020.
«Release Aram Maralchyan from the post of commander of the border troops of the National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia,» the decree says. The reasons for the resignation are not reported.
On Thursday, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, commenting on the incident near the Azerbaijani border on April 11, commented on the incident near the Azerbaijani border on April 11, said that such a scenario was predicted and specific instructions were given to specific individuals within this scenario. He added that the implementation of these instructions was disrupted.
On Tuesday, the defense departments of Armenia and Azerbaijan exchanged accusations over an incident in the area of the village of Tekh, located near the border between the two countries between the cities of Goris and Lachin. Four dead Armenian soldiers and six wounded were announced in Yerevan, three dead soldiers were announced in Baku.