Iran Press/Asia: In a visit to northwest Armenia, Pashinyan told villagers that he will "resign in April" ahead of the vote.
"I will resign not to resign, but in order for early elections to take place," Pashinyan said during a visit to northwest Armenia, according to a video published on his Facebook page.
"I will continue to serve as interim prime minister," he added. Political unrest erupted in ex-Soviet Armenia after Pashinyan in November signed a Russian-brokered ceasefire agreement with Azerbaijan that ended six weeks of fighting for control of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. The prime minister earlier this month announced snap parliamentary polls that he said were "the best way out of the current internal political situation".
Pashinyan has been under pressure to step down after agreeing to the ceasefire with Azerbaijan, which many in Armenia saw as a national humiliation. 219
