Trump congratulates Pashinyan on victory in parliamentary elections

US President Donald Trump congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his party's victory in the national elections, noting that he had previously supported his re-election, Report informs via Armenian media.

"Congratulations to Nikol Pashinyan on a convincing victory in Armenia's national elections. I am very proud to have supported his re-election, and I have no doubt that under his leadership the wonderful country of Armenia will achieve a level of great success and prosperity beyond all expectations," Trump said.

According to him, the election results open up opportunities for Armenia's further development and the strengthening of the state.

Parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on June 7. According to the results after 100% of ballots were counted, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract party won 49.83% of the vote.

Strong Armenia, a party linked to businessman Samvel Karapetyan, came second with 23.28% of the vote. The Armenia bloc, led by former President Robert Kocharyan, received 9.93%.