MOSCOW, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Recent developments in Armenia should be regarded as the country's internal affair, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday during a telephone conversation with his Armenian counterpart Ara Ayvazyan.
"We view the situation as an internal affair of Armenia, we count on a peaceful settlement," Lavrov said, according to a statement published by the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Thursday sacked the country's Chief of the General Staff Onik Gasparyan, accusing him of attempting a military coup.
Earlier on Thursday, Gasparyan, his deputies and dozens of top military commanders had signed a statement, demanding Pashinyan and his cabinet resign, the local Armenpress reported. Enditem