MP Hayk Mamijanyan of the opposition Hayastan bloc has stepped down as deputy chairman of the Armenian parliament committee on foreign affairs, which he took over in 2021.

“Considering the parliamentary diplomacy as a key tool to properly represent the interests of Armenia and Artsakh on international platforms, I tried to use it as efficiently as possible,” he said in a statement announcing his resignation on Friday.

"Given the political and moral crisis created by the political majority, I have decided to give up the post of deputy chairman of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Relations, continuing to use my knowledge and ties for the benefit of the homeland, including through the parliamentary and party diplomacy," Mamijanyan said.