Armenian president calls for talks to resolve crisis

Armenian President Armen Sarkissian attends a wreath laying ceremony to commemorate the 103rd anniversary of mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks, at the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex in Yerevan, Armenia April 24, 2018. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenian president Armen Sarkissian on Wednesday called for talks to take place this week to resolve the political crisis that has engulfed the small ex-Soviet state since protests led to the prime minister's resignation last week.

"I deeply regret that the political crisis continues despite the fact that everyone is talking about how dangerous it is for the future of the country," Sarkissian said, in a statement published by his press service.

"I call for consultations to be continued this coming week, to find a way out of the crisis," he said.

(Reporting by Hasmik Mkrtchyan; Writing by Polina Ivanova; Editing by Christian Lowe)