Pashinyan believes his government has fulfilled its 2021 promise to  open an era of peaceful development for Armenia and the region

ArmInfo.The government of the Republic of Armenia has fulfilled the promise made in 2021 to open an era of peaceful development for the country and the region.  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made this statement during the 2026 state budget draft law debates in the National Assembly. 

Responding to criticism that the government has failed to implement  its program, Pashinyan stated: "There has never been, is not, or will  ever be a cabinet of ministers in the world that has fulfilled its  program 100%. Such a thing simply doesn't exist; it's nonsense. The  program sets out the problems, tasks, and frameworks that the  government must address.

So what can be said about our program? The government's program was  adopted by the National Assembly on August 26, 2021, with 70 votes in  favor. The fifth point of the program states: "The most important  mission undertaken by the government before the people after the snap  elections is to open an era of peaceful development for Armenia and  the region." In other words, we have fulfilled our most important  mission.

Meanwhile, the parliamentary opposition claims that this is not  peace." However,  Pashinyan continued, Armenia lacks the knowledge or  experience to know what peace truly means. "Peace is when, for a year  and eight months, not a single soldier has died in firefights on  Armenia's borders. Peace is when the residents of border settlements  have not heard shots for three months. Peace is when, over the past  30 years, a train has entered Armenia through Azerbaijan, delivering  wheat. Some of this wheat can be used for bread, and the rest can be  given to chickens. Will our children not eat the same chicken or  eggs?" Pashinyan said. Kirants is also an example of peace and the  "Real Armenia," where 55 houses are currently being built," he added.