19:22, 5 May 2023

YEREVAN, MAY 5, ARMENPRESS. Armenia is a democratic country and the government is formed through elections. smart, strong people can participate, win and rule the country, ARMENPRESS reports, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at the meeting with the representatives of the Armenian community in the Czech Republic, referring to the observation that if the management is not successful, then they can leave and give others a chance.

"Smart and strong people can participate in elections, win and rule. Since 2018, I have done everything to make the Defense Army ready for war. You are talking about surrendering lands, you know that surrendering lands was a key issue during the entire negotiation process. It is a published fact. I signed the declaration of November 9, understanding that 30,000 soldiers will be captured, Armenians will not live in Karabakh," said Nikol Pashinyan.

The Armenian PM mentioned that the homeland, the land is kept by the population. He noted that after the victory of the war in the 90s, the population of Armenia decreased and that of Azerbaijan increased.

"How many people lived on that land and what added value was created? How much money in tax was generated so that our soldier could get more salary? Compared to 2017, we increased the budget by 2 billion USD. The budget is the ability to keep land," said the Prime Minister, adding that it is necessary to live in the homeland, create value, which will contribute to the strengthening of the state.