ArmInfo. There were many speculations in social networks, however, neither I nor the US Embassy in Armenia forecasted the processes in Armenia in April-May of the current year, US Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills stated in his speech to the members of the Armenian-American Chamber of Commerce on October 9.
According to him, when he talked with people in Armenia, in various regions of the country, he saw how day by day discontent in the society with the actions of the authorities was increasing. People were convinced that the government does not reflect the will of the people, allows corruption to flourish, which threatens democracy.
The Ambassador said that the society's demand for change was felt, literally it was in the air. ''We believed that My Step movement could become a driving force of change in the country. Washington understood that Armenia is on the path of change. And the embassy helped all those Armenians, government representatives, who wanted to form a fair and equal society in Armenia. I can't tell the dates, but the changes will occur in Armenia, as the sprouts have already grown and now there is Armenia, which has given hope to many Armenians, "the Ambassador said. At the same time, he added that by helping the voices that have fought against corruption in recent decades, the US wanted to see a more just Armenia, and the American diplomatic mission helped ''these sprouts to grow."
"Those who say that it was a conspiracy or an external influence are mistaken. They deny the free will of the Armenian people, deny the fact that the Armenian people themselves want to pave their way of development, to bring about change," the diplomat said.
At the same time, Mills stressed that the Armenian government turned to the United States for help in combating corruption, conduct investigations and a number of other issues. "We want to help Armenia ensure sustainable, long-term, institutional changes in the field of justice, in law enforcement structures, which will allow us to build the kind of Armenia we want to see. Armenia, where there is no corruption that impedes economic and political development," the diplomat said.