ArmInfo.After the velvet revolution in Armenia, we managed to eradicate systemic corruption, eliminate monopolies, create real equality before the law for all citizens. Speaking at the plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this.
<We are reducing the shadow economy on a daily basis. Over the past 10 months, more than 50,000 jobs have been removed from the shadows in Armenia, which is 10% of the total number of the labor market. The activity of our government is transparent and accountable, and our government acts in accordance with the free will of our people. Armenia today is definitely a democratic country with perfect freedom of speech and assembly, "the prime minister assured from the PACE rostrum.
According to him, the development of democratic structures, the establishment of an independent judicial system, the strengthening of anti-corruption institutions are the key areas in which the Armenian authorities need the support of the Council of Europe. "All this is important not only to consolidate the results of the political revolution, but also for the successful completion of the new economic revolution we started," he assured. According to him, the main goal and meaning of the economic revolution started is to encourage citizens to do business, create real opportunities for them, attract investment, develop tourism and technology. "And we are confident that we will succeed in this difficult mission, because our people have revived confidence in their own forces and their own future," the prime minister concluded.