Pashinyan denies reports on chief prosecutor appointment

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has dismissed media reports that Argishti Kyaramyan will be appointed as Armenia’s next prosecutor general, replacing Anna Vardapetyan.

“You asked a question, didn’t you? The answer is no… The answer to all your questions is no,” Pashinyan told a press briefing on Thursday, responding to a reporter.

The journalist referred to reports suggesting that Pashinyan was considering Kyaramyan for the post. They further asked whether such an appointment could be interpreted as a gesture of gratitude toward Archbishop Arakel Kyaramyan, Argishti Kyaramyan’s father, who is among the ten senior clerics aligned with Pashinyan and seeking Catholicos Karekin II’s removal.