Armenian government`s mission putting end to image of "nation of  martyrs" - premier 

ArmInfo. The world perceives us as a nation of martyrs. This statement was made by Armenian Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan on December 3 in the parliament during  preliminary discussions of the draft state budget for 2025.

According to the head of the RA Cabinet, the state budget is an  integral part of the family budget of every resident of Armenia.  : Therefore, we must all  come to the realization of the fact that the budget of the Republic  of Armenia is our collective, family budget. And this is the most  important attribute, property of statehood," he pointed out.

about the state and  statehood, the Prime Minister noted that for long-term planning of  the strategic vision for the development of Armenia, it is important  to understand how the world perceives the RA. Thus, summing up his  thoughts and conclusions made over the past 6.5 years (Pashinyan  became the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia in May 2018,  after the "velvet revolution" - ed.), the Armenian Prime Minister  makes, in his words, the inevitable conclusion, "the average image of  Armenia in the world can be formulated as follows - the world  perceives us as a nation of martyrs."

In this regard, Pashinyan pointed out, the most important mission of  the government he leads is to overcome the status of a martyr nation.  And the best way to overcome the status of a martyr nation, as the  Prime Minister previously believed, is to form the nation-army  formula, he added. At the same time, Pashinyan is not sure today that  the formula is correct, since the second fits into the logic of the  first. 

"In addition, the formula generates many other  nation-armies against you," he emphasized, noting that this does not  cancel the desire to form a strong army. Nikol Pashinyan once again  noted that it is important for Armenia to observe and protect its  interests only within the internationally recognized borders of the  Republic of Armenia. The state must limit itself to internationally  approved and adopted laws, he noted. The widespread violation of  internationally accepted rules does not mean that Armenia should  follow this path, on the contrary, the Republic of Armenia should  position itself as a country that protects international law even  under these conditions. In this context, having a strong army must be  a justifiable agenda designed to serve the above-mentioned ideas, he  concluded.