Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and other senior members of the Civil Contract party continued campaigning across Yerevan ahead of the June 7 parliamentary elections.

Pashinyan, who is officially on leave for the campaign period, spoke to residents in the Arabkir district about statehood, independence, as well as achievements in the science sector.

He stressed that Armenia, having gone through difficult trials, has managed to gain independent statehood.

“Yes, we have gone through war, we have had casualties, but by going through all of that, we have gained a state and independence,” he said.

According to the Prime Minister, the families of fallen servicemen should understand that their children died for the preservation of Armenia’s statehood.

“Today, every parent of a fallen soldier should know that their son, their child, has fallen so that their state may endure, so that their state may become independent, become a real state, become prosperous, become free, become happy,” Pashinyan noted.

Speaking about achievements in science, he highlighted his government’s increased funding.

“Since 2018, funding for science in Armenia has increased threefold,” the Prime Minister said.

According to Pashinyan, scientific institutions have been supplied with equipment funded by the state budget that had never previously been available in Armenia.

He emphasized that a supercomputer acquired through state funding is now operating at Yerevan State University.

Nineteen political forces are running in the June 7 parliamentary election.