YEREVAN 22 Apr (ANA) - The organiser of anti-government protests in Armenia says he will hold talks with Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan early on Sunday.

 

Nikol Pashinyan has been leading calls for Mr Sargsyan to resign over a constitutional change that opponents say is an attempt to retain power.

 

The change transferred significant power to the prime minister, a role Mr Sargsyan only took on last week.

 

He stepped down as president after reaching his two-term limit.

 

 

Mr Pashinyan says he is only prepared to discuss the details of the prime minister's resignation and the logistics of transferring power.

 

On Saturday, he told thousands of protesters gathered on Republic Square in the capital Yerevan that Mr Sargsyan did not understand the "new reality" in Armenia.

 

But Mr Sargsyan has called for dialogue to avoid what he termed "irreversible consequences".(ANA)

FA/ANA/22 April 2018------