Nikol Pashinyan congratulated the Ambassador and staff of the US  Embassy on Independence Day

ArmInfo.On July 2, the RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited the Embassy of the United States of America in Armenia on the occasion of Independence Day.

As the press service of the Armenian government reports, on behalf of  the Armenian government and people, Nikol Pashinyan congratulated the  US Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills, embassy staff, wishing  friendly American people prosperity and consistent development.

The US Ambassador expressed gratitude for the visit and  congratulations. "We are honored on this beautiful day, when the US  celebrates Independence Day, to welcome you to the US Embassy. The  United States is a good friend and partner, and I also expect our  consistent cooperation based on our common values," said Richard  Mills.

The Prime Minister of Armenia highly appreciated the close  cooperation formed with the United States.  "The Armenian government  considers it important to have an active dialogue and cooperation  with the United States in all spheres of mutual interest and are  ready to jointly send new impetus to bilateral cooperation, including  with the aim of expanding trade and economic ties," Nikol Pashinyan  said.

The interlocutors dwelled in detail on the changes that have occurred  in Armenia, the strengthening of democracy, the protection of human  rights, civil society, the fight against corruption, the development  of the legal system. In this context, Richard Mills stressed that the  US is ready with close cooperation with the Armenian government and  to provide the necessary consultative, technical and financial  assistance. The sides also discussed issues related to increasing the  flow of investment in Armenia and the growth of mutual trade  turnover.

Nikol Pashinyan and Richard Mills stressed the importance of an  exclusively peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict  within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group.