
Armenia PM says Foiled 'Sinister' Coup Plot by Senior Cleric
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Nikol Pashinyan Armenia Azerbaijan
Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday said security forces had foiled a coup plot involving a senior cleric, amid his escalating standoff with the leadership of the powerful Apostolic Church. Pashinyan has been at loggerheads with senior clerics since 2020, when Catholicos Garegin II began calling for his resignation following ...