Artsakh National Assembly Speaker Artur Tovmasyan has called on President Aryaik Harutyunyan to resign, questioning whether the president enjoys the support of the people.

Tovmasyan, in a statement released today, proposed a confidence referendum.

Tovmasyan also proposed the creation of a state defense committee and suggested that former Artsakh State Minster Ruben Vardanyan and former Defense Minister Samvel Babayan be invited to head it.