Armenian government to extend state assistance program  to Artsakh  people  for  additional 2 months

ArmInfo. The Armenian government plans to extend the state social program for the people of Artsakh  until July 1, 2025. However, they  will be  reducing the monthly amount from the previous "40 + 10" thousand drams to 40,000 drams, with a subsequent reduction in the number of beneficiaries.

As Nzhdeh Iskandaryan, a member of the Council for the Protection of  Artsakh People Rights, clarified in an interview with journalists,  during a regular meeting with representatives of the Council, Deputy  Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan announced that persons aged 18 to  63 years will be excluded from the list of beneficiaries of this  program. Iskandaryan noted that the issue of  excluding students from  the list of beneficiaries was also raised at the meeting, to which  the government reprsentative  responded by saying:  "because they can  combine study with work." 

However, as the Council member reported, the Armenian government does  not plan to cancel its decision regarding the reduction of assistance  and the revision of the list of beneficiaries in the future, but is  willing to establish professional groups to address issues related to  social and housing programs. Iskandaryan mentioned that the Council  has presented the government with a comprehensive package of  questions, many of which did not reach a consensus. According to him,  the remaining 11  demands have not been discussed yet. He noted that  the Council will not cease its protests. "We have clearly stated our  stance at the meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister: these are not  just social demands. We will talk about collective return,  the issue  of prisoners, and our struggle will persist. The format may evolve,  but the fight will not halt," Iskandaryan concluded.