2021 was the year of the expression of the post-war aftermath, and it took us a lot of hard work to be able to keep the situation in and around Armenia manageable. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this at Thursday’s Cabinet meeting of the government.

"Unfortunately, at the beginning of 2021, we had such a problem which, naturally, we would not have wanted, but so was the reality, too. It took a lot of effort from the public administration system so that we can to overcome 2021 without a shock, due to the internal situation.

Of course, we had and continue to have very serious problems in the external environment. The fact of the Azerbaijani armed forces’ invasion in the Sotk-Khoznavar section since May 2021, also the incident that occurred on November 16 further emphasize our problems in the security environment. I propose that we now observe a minute of silence in memory of the [Armenian] martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the homeland," Pashinyan said.