On June 26, Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia, chaired a regular Cabinet meeting during which he announced the prevention of a serious crime against Armenia’s statehood, security, and stability, and praised law enforcement agencies for thwarting the plot.

Before addressing the meeting’s agenda, Pashinyan stated that the discovery and prevention of the planned crime had already been publicly detailed, and at the present stage, he had no further information to add. He expressed gratitude to the National Security Service, the Prosecutor’s Office, the Investigative Committee, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Police, proposing that the most effective officers receive official honors and state awards for their role. The Prime Minister noted public discussions comparing this incident to the October 27, 1999, terrorist attack in Armenia’s parliament and acknowledged calls to determine whether the law enforcement agencies of the time could have prevented that tragedy. He urged the current security apparatus to seek a credible answer to this question.

Turning to economic matters, Pashinyan reviewed Armenia’s economic performance in May, remarking that recent reforms, new policy approaches, and the activities of the business community had created a degree of resilience in the economy. He noted that Armenia's economy was demonstrating an ability to adapt swiftly to shifting circumstances—a perception he hoped could be confirmed through further research.

Addressing structural challenges, the Prime Minister highlighted a decline in electricity production in May. Davit Khudatyan, the Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, explained that this was largely the result of increased use of autonomous power generation by small private solar plants, whose production is not reflected in the official output figures. Khudatyan noted that the capacity of solar plants had doubled, reaching 770 MW—twice that of Armenia’s nuclear power plant.

Pashinyan also raised concerns over persistent problems in the country’s energy sector, particularly frequent power outages and poor electricity supply. He emphasized the need for the state to swiftly assume management of ENA CJSC, Armenia’s electricity distribution company, and to nationalize it. The Prime Minister confirmed that this issue had been discussed within the Civil Contract party’s governing board, its parliamentary faction, and in collaboration with government partners. A draft bill addressing the matter has been prepared, and Pashinyan announced that the relevant legislative amendments would be submitted during an extraordinary session of the National Assembly in the near future.