Justin Trudeau: Democratic processes in Armenia honor not only  Armenians, but the whole world

ArmInfo. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today  received Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who arrived in  Armenia on an official visit and as part of the Francophony Week.   Welcoming his Canadian counterpart, Pashinyan noted that this is the  first official visit of the head of the Canadian government to  Armenia, expressing the hope that the existing warm relations between  the countries will help advance Armenian-Canadian relations to a new  level.

Thanking the Armenian Prime Minister, the head of Canada recalled  that many years ago he had the honor to visit Armenia with his father  and felt the friendship between Armenians and Canadians. <It's an  honor to be here. Thank you!>, Said Trudeau.

The interlocutors discussed a number of issues of bilateral interest,  including political changes in Armenia.  Justin Trudo stressed that  he had visited Armenia to demonstrate his country's readiness to  promote its development. "Democratic processes in Armenia do honor  not only to Armenians, but to the whole world," said Trudeau. He  noted that Canada is ready to help Armenia in economic development,  in attracting investments, improving infrastructure and in other  areas.

Speaking about the economic development of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan  stressed that the government set out to change the economic structure  of the country, giving priority to technological development based on  the availability of the necessary potential. The Prime Minister of  Armenia stressed that the government has already achieved significant  success in overcoming corruption and expressed confidence that this  will contribute to improving the business environment and economic  progress.