2026 will be a very intense year for Armenia: Armenia will host the European Political Community Summit, the COP-17 Biodiversity Summit, and the next parliamentary elections in the autumn.
Modern.az reports that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this in his concluding speech during the discussion of the 2026 state budget draft in parliament on December 3.
"I reiterate that the ruling majority and I are approaching the next parliamentary elections with great optimism and a reserve of positivity. I must reiterate that peace has been established between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan. Our task is to protect, strengthen, and institutionalize this peace.
When analyzing the work done recently, it is important to note the following:
roughly speaking, when trust between Armenia and Azerbaijan increases by even 1 millimeter, 10 centimeters of practical progress is achieved...
I want to share my impressions on this matter. And I want to say that today I am more optimistic about the prospects for peace than, for example, on August 15-20, 2025, although I was more optimistic then than before," he said.
