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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Monday that he had learned about the decision of President Armen Sarkissian to resign 3.5 hours before the official announcement.

“He called me a few hours before making the official statement. I asked the president whether he was discussing the issue with me or informing me of the decision already made. I tried to understand if the matter was negotiable or not. He said that the decision has already been made,” the Prime Minister said.

Armen Sarkissian tendered his resignation on Sunday, saying he believes the country’s constitution does not give him sufficient powers to influence foreign and domestic policies.

“I must say that the President’s positions on the constitution are known, and when we had discussed the topic of constitutional amendments earlier, I said that my positions differ from those of him,” Pashinyan said.