YEREVAN. – The total amount actually paid during the six-month event to provide assistance to the families of missing servicemen—the 500 thousand drams per month—has totaled 1 billion drams. Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan noted this during his presentation of the government's activity report for 2020 at Thursday’s sitting of the National Assembly of Armenia.

According to him, 265 beneficiaries have been registered for assistance to the soldiers who have become disabled during the recent Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) war. "The amount of funds used was 200 million drams," Grigoryan added.

"The government of Karabakh has also been provided with financial assistance in the amount of 6 billion drams—in the form of grants and loans," the deputy PM concluded.