Progress in combatting corruption brought Armenia to better shape for trade, economic cooperation-PM

Today Armenia is in much better shape for trade and economic cooperation, as the government has made significant progress in the fight against corruption, consolidating the rule of law and establishing conditions conducive for doing business and attracting foreign investments, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told Gulf News of the United Arab Emirates in an interview.

“Our revolution was born as a result of a huge public demand for democratic transformation. It was an exclusively home-grown phenomenon and didn’t produce any geopolitical implications. However, I don’t mean that democracy didn’t have any impact on our foreign policy; there is no doubt that it strengthened Armenia’s position in international affairs and enriched our foreign policy with important values, principles and interests,” PM Pashinyan said.

The revolution was made by the Armenian people as a manifestation of their will to reject corruption, abuse of authority, a monopoly of economic and political power, electoral fraud and political manipulation. Therefore, the new Armenian government began its first days in office by embarking on implementing robust reforms to solve the problems that drove our people onto the streets and triggered mass protests in Armenia. As a result, today Armenia is in much better shape for trade and economic cooperation, as our government has made significant progress in the fight against corruption, consolidating the rule of law and establishing conditions conducive for doing business and attracting foreign investments. I am confident that the reform agenda shaped by the revolution will open up new prospects and opportunities for cooperation with our partners, including those from our region.