Nikol Pashinyan: all those who try to keep Armenia and its people in  a swamp of corruption, connivance and illegality, expect a  devastating counter-attack

ArmInfo. The State Control Service will play an important role in achieving the declared political goal of eradicating corruption in Armenia, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said on May 29, presenting the new head of the department.

As the press service of the Armenian government informs, Nikol  Pashinyan noted that the State Service is sufficiently empowered by  law, and expressed hope that David Sanasaryan's activity will be  fruitful. "The main task of the Service is to control the  effectiveness of spending public funds, the process of implementation  of decisions and instructions of the Prime Minister, including in the  anti-corruption sphere," he said, expressing confidence that the  Service will play an important role in eradicating corruption in  Armenia. As the head of government stressed, for achieving quick  results, it is necessary, first of all, to make the right decisions,  and then to implement them.

Nikol Pashinyan recalled the need to increase state revenues and  stressed that tangible and visible changes are needed in Armenia. As  the prime minister noted, David Sanasaryan was one of the leaders of  the "velvet revolution" in Armenia. "I think that the revolutionary  spirit should be manifested in the sphere of state control," he said,  wishing good luck to Sansaryan.

David Sanasaryan, in turn, thanked the Prime Minister for the high  confidence and honor to participate in the improvement of the state  foundations. "The service in accordance with the Constitution and  laws will carry out serious activities, and I assure that only the  state will benefit from this. The main mission of the newly created  Service should be to monitor the implementation of the decisions of  the government, the prime minister, the effective use of public  funds, the identification of corruption manifestations, which is very  important. Our citizens expect this, David Sanasaryan stated.

As the head of the Armenian government pointed out, all those who try  to keep Armenia and its people in a swamp of corruption, connivance  and illegality, expect a devastating counterattack. The service  should provide the appropriate atmosphere. But on the other hand, I  do not want us to go to the other extreme and create an atmosphere of  so-called "terror". I regret that I have to say this, because some  people try to interpret our logic of love and tolerance, our  positivism and our broad smile as a weakness. I think it's funny. We  must clearly articulate our goals and implement them quickly and  efficiently, without haste and thoughtless steps," the prime minister  said.