Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan delivered a unique concluding speech during the special session of the National Assembly of Armenia convened to consider extension of the regime of state of emergency.

In the beginning, Pashinyan stated that even though the deputies’ speeches and questions are very important, he isn’t going to answer or react to them, and instead, he made a call addressed to all citizens of Armenia.

“Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan is speaking:

Dear compatriots, there is a coronavirus epidemic in Armenia. I call on all of you to wear face masks and remove them only when you eat. The face mask needs to be worn in such a way that it covers your nose and mouth. Wash your hands frequently and don’t touch your face with dirty hands. Maintain social distancing and don’t have contacts with others besides your family members without a face mask.

Dear compatriots, by wearing face masks, you will save hundreds of lives. Face masks need to be changed once every three to four hours. You can use not only factory-made face masks, but also homemade face masks that must be washed and sanitized at the end of the day and used again the next day.

Dear compatriots, I would like to thank all citizens who follow the anti-epidemic rules and who will follow the anti-epidemic rules after listening to my call,” the Prime Minister declared.

Nikol Pashinyan reiterated this call six times from the podium of the National Assembly and added the following: “The way out of this anti-epidemic situation depends on one person, and that one person is you, and so, we will overcome the epidemic through the efforts of 1+1+1 and hundreds of thousands of millions of citizens who follow the anti-epidemic rules, don’t pay attention to misinformation and fake news.  And so, long live Freedom, long live the Republic of Armenia, long live we and our children who must live in Armenia that is free, happy and will be free of the coronavirus.”