Pashinyan Outlines Ways to Strengthen the State

“We often confuse movement and action. It is possible to expend thousands of calories, spend thousands of hours, and achieve zero results,” stated Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan during discussions on the draft budget for 2025.

According to him, this has shaped our attitude towards work: “Working efficiently means working a lot, and working more efficiently means working even more, with the rationale that working a lot and working efficiently are intertwined concepts. Ultimately, the question is whether work is about suffering or creating, whether it is a torment or a pleasure. When work is based on ignorance and a lack of learning, it becomes suffering and strife, which primarily yield no results,” he said.

According to the Prime Minister, a state can only be strengthened through efficient work and by producing more results.