Papikyan explains reduction in defense spending for 2026

ArmInfo.Since 2023, Armenia has undertaken unprecedented defense spending, which has significantly changed our capabilities in terms of army needs, the  social welfare of service members, engineering work, and the procurement of weapons and military equipment. Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan made this statement  during the question-answer session with the  Government on November 12.

He noted that this applies to the period from 2023 to 2025. "That is,  all the work done during this period has been possible thanks to  funds allocated by the government," Papikyan emphasized. The Minister  noted that only at first glance can one see a certain imbalance  between the spending for 2025 and 2026. However, in his opinion,  everything is more than balanced when comparing the spending planned  for 2026 with the recorded figures for 2023 and 2024. "The real  imbalance occurred in favor of the Ministry of Defense, since, based  on the regional developments at that time, we preferred to carry out   future spending in 2025.  As a result, this gap is not unusual; it is  a natural action taken by a competent government," the Defense  Minister noted.