Armenia has never provided this much assistance to Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) as it does now. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this Wednesday during the National Assembly debates on the execution of the 2021 program of the government of Armenia.

He considered the most important achievement of 2021 to be the ensuring of macroeconomic stability in the difficult post-war period, which, according to him, was being exacerbated also by the internal political and coronavirus crisis, uncertain security environment, and alarm bells.

“A considerable part of these additional expenses was directed to the solution of the socioeconomic problems of Artsakh, which was wounded by the war. And against this background, when the government [of Armenia] implemented a 136 billion dram program in Artsakh from November 2020 to the end of 2021, and has envisioned 144 billion drams in funding from the 2022 budget, there are people who dare to say that Armenia has washed [its] hands of Artsakh. Armenia has never provided this much assistance to Artsakh as it does now," Pashinyan said.

In the reporting year, an unprecedented amount of capital expenditures was realized—100% more than planned at the beginning of the year. According to Pashinyan, such an indicator has never been in the history of Armenia.

"As a result, the number of jobs in December 2021 was 659,471, which is an absolute record for the entire history of the previous period in Armenia. (…). The average and gross salary has increased considerably," said the Prime Minister.