Armenia will hold snap parliamentary elections no later than early June 2019, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Sunday.

“The snap elections will take place either in May or in the first ten days of June,” he said in a video livestreamed via Facebook.

Pashinyan recalled the specifics of the Constitution according to which the snap parliamentary elections can be held in Armenia when the prime minister resigns and the National Assembly does not elect a new PM twice within two weeks.

“But the citizens want certain guarantees that they will not have to carry out a new revolution after the prime minister’s supposed resignation,” he said.

He said they are currently working on constitutional amendments to be submitted to the parliament soon, as a result of which the National Assembly will be dissolved without the PM’s resignation.



“In this context, we will have political discussions and will adopt common decisions as a result of discussions with the people,” he added.

Speaking about the Armenian-Russian relations, Pashinyan unveiled plans to visit Moscow in the near future to meet with President Vladimir Putin.

"That will mark our third meeting," he said. “I am convinced we will address in detail a wide range of issues on the bilateral agenda and find solutions,” he added, stressing the bilateral relations proceed normally.