Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attended the closing ceremony of the Army Games in Tavush region, held for the fourth consecutive year.

The Army Games kicked off on August 2 at the sports facilities of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia and the Monte Melkonyan Military Sports Lyceum Foundation in Dilijan. Teams from the Ministries of Defense, Internal Affairs, Justice, the National Security Service, the State Protection Service, the State Revenue Committee, the Investigative Committee, and the Anti-Corruption Committee participated in the games. The goal of the Army Games between law enforcement agencies, held under the patronage of the Prime Minister, is to popularize military-applied sports, enhance the role and importance of physical fitness, create a healthy competitive atmosphere, and strengthen cooperation between the law enforcement agencies participating in the games.

After greeting those present, the Prime Minister congratulated everyone on the holding of the next Army Games. Nikol Pashinyan emphasized the importance of the Army Games, noting that they create new platforms for service and work, providing representatives of relevant agencies with new venues and opportunities for self-expression: "I think today's awards ceremony demonstrated this. We saw some of our colleagues on the honorary podium more than once—this can't be a coincidence; it means something. And this definitely means that these people are putting in more effort and are more focused on their work and service."

According to the Prime Minister, this platform also signals the current state of affairs in various services and creates a certain element of competition within organizations, including between departments. The Prime Minister also noted the importance of the Army Games in terms of creating a new platform for social interaction for service members, as well as creating opportunities for joy and fun: "We believe that strengthening social ties is important for strengthening the state, because, especially in modern life, work takes up more and more time, the pace of life has increased, and new opportunities for social interaction are often lacking. And I hope that this period that the Games participants are spending here also gives them some opportunity to take a break from work."

Nikol Pashinyan congratulated all the winners and thanked them for their efforts. "The Republic of Armenia values and prioritizes these individual efforts, and today these individual efforts have been recognized, which, in my opinion, is no less important. I thank the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports for organizing the Games for the fourth time, the Ministry of Defense for their support in holding the Games, the Monte Melkonian Lyceum for hosting these Games, and the heads of all participating agencies who encourage their employees to participate," the Prime Minister said.

Summing up, Nikol Pashinyan also congratulated everyone on August 8 and noted: "This occasion has opened a new chapter for our state. I believe it has opened new opportunities and new prospects for our state. I am confident that we all possess the strength, will, determination, and are ready to expand our knowledge and skills to utilize these opportunities with maximum effectiveness."

Prime Minister Pashinyan presented awards to the teams that ranked third, second, and first in the overall team standings.