Anna Hakobyan announced her separation from her husband, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who in turn said he respects her decision.
The couple were never legally married and had been in a common-law marriage for nearly thirty years.
Hakobyan announced in a video on social media on Friday morning that her common-law marriage with Pashinyan has ended and that she is leaving the official residence.
“I inform all my friends, acquaintances—known and unknown—relatives near and far, and even my closest loved ones that this topic is not open for discussion with me,” Hakobyan said.
She did not give a reason for the decision and asked the public to respect her privacy.
“Dear people, please don’t waste too much time going back and forth on this issue. It will become an idle occupation—useless and unproductive. We have heard it, we have recorded it, and we move on,” she added.
Pashinyan posted a statement on social media shortly afterward.
“I respect Anna’s decision. For the past 30 years, in all my difficult days, she has been by my side—my support and my pillar. I am not sure whether I have been the same for her. Perhaps I have caused more bitterness, for which I apologize," Pashinyan said.
