13:28, 3 August 2023

YEREVAN, AUGUST 3, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan believes that the water crisis in Armenia is getting worse, which is caused both by people’s attitude towards water and by mismanagement of water resources.

During the Cabinet meeting on Thursday, the Prime Minister emphasized that it is necessary to change the attitude towards water at all levels.

"The water crisis in Armenia is getting worse. It is a global crisis, and in Armenia it is deepening due to lack of or worn-out infrastructure, as well as our attitude towards water," Pashinyan said.

Pashinyan said he realized the seriousness of the water problem while visiting various towns of Armenia.

He said that the water problem will be the government’s next strategic plan after implementing the plans related to roads, schools, kindergartens and health system.

“We must treat water seriously, which is not managed in Armenia, but just flows. There are organizations, officials, procedures, laws, government decisions, but the water is not managed in the republic, which is our biggest problem. There is also a problem of knowledge here. We don’t know what water management is. It is a serious issue, on which serious decisions should be made,” Pashinyan concluded.