ArmInfo. In Armenia, legitimate and fair elections should be held as soon as possible, and they should be organized at an appropriate level. This was stated in an interview with the radio station "Voice of America" US Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia Richard Mills.
He stressed that the electoral process should be conducted as follows. that the Armenian people trust his results. "So we are focused on the elections as at the next important step, I am glad that the head of the government is focused on this," the diplomat said.
Speaking about the recent meeting of Armenian President Armen Sarkissian with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington, Mills particularly stressed that Pompeo wanted to talk about trade and investments, and about recent developments in Armenia. "As I understand, this is the sphere that was asked to deal with the president in the framework of his constitutional role, attracting foreign partners, he also undertook to work with the Diaspora.
So, I think everything is quite understandable, and he should have used this opportunity to meet and discuss with the state secretary the possibility of increasing the volume of trade and investment, "the diplomat said." Speaking about the fight against corruption, he stressed that the last statement of the Armenian government on this the account was very strong and very effective. At the same time, he stressed the need for a systemic eradication of corruption: "On this path it is more important to strengthen new structures, new laws that will ensure justice." The ambassador also said that the US government is currently discussing the issue of assisting the RA authorities in the fight against corruption in order to eradicate this evil in the long term.