YEREVAN. – Hraparak daily of the Republic of Armenia (RA) writes: The resignation of President Armen Sarkissian continues to be discussed in various circles, and people state that he has not become passive even after his announcement on resignation. His staff has issued two or three statements, and yesterday the RA President delivered a message dedicated to the Army Day.

Analysts believe that a person leaving Armenia does not behave like that, and this proves that Armen Sarkissian has some plans for the future.

And as for the resignation, it, apparently, was a surprise not only for [PM] Nikol Pashinyan and the [Armenian] society in general, but also for his own staff. Moreover, our presidential sources say that in the days before the resignation, Armen Sarkissian contacted the staff, gave instructions to prepare documents related to a new project, as well as to book tickets to participate in a European conference, whereas the next day called and canceled the instructions given yesterday.

The [presidential] staff is also surprised and does not find an explanation for what happened.

It is true that in the past there were rumors about [Sarkissian] resigning [from office], but at this moment there was no fact attesting to that.