Lt. General Artak Davtyan’s appointment as army chief is coming into force
22.03.2021
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan issued a statement stating that Lt. General Artak Davtyan is now officially assuming the office of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces by virtue of law. The text of the statement reads:
“The appointment is coming into force pursuant to Article 139 paragraph 3 of the Constitution and Article 35,1 paragraph 6 of the Law on “Military Service and StatusMilitary Personnel”, given that the President did neither approve nor apply to the constitutional court when he was petitioned to appoint Davtyan.
On March 11, 2021, the Prime Minister's Office received the President's objections to this draft.
The objections presented by the President of the Republic were not accepted by the Prime Minister, about which a letter was sent to the President of the Republic on the same day with appropriate justifications.
Taking into account the fact that the President of the Republic did not sign the draft submitted by the Prime Minister within the timeframes specified in Part 3 of Article 35.1 of the Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Military Service and the Status of Military Personnel", and did not apply to the Constitutional Court, guided by Part 3 of Article 139 of the Constitution, and Part 6 of Article 35.1 of the Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Military Service and the Status of Military Personnel" on March 22, 2021, Artak Davtyan was appointed to the post of Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia by force of law”.