On June 8, under Part 1 of Article 155 of the Constitutional Law the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, I announce that the Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Meruzhan Simonyan submitted resignation.

Under Part 2 of Article 155 of the Constitutional Law the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, if after the issuance of the resignation during one week the MP takes back his resignation in written form, then the Speaker of the National Assembly makes a statement, if he does not take back his resignation, then a protocol is made up on suspension of the authorities which the Speaker of the National Assembly signs and issues. The resignation is considered accepted from the moment of the issuance of the protocol,” the NA Speaker’s statement reads.