Envoy: Armenia to continue being U.S. partner no matter election results![]() November 9, 2016 - 12:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The U.S. ambassador to Armenia Richard M. Mills said no matter the results of the presidential elections, Armenia will continue being the partner of the North American country, RFE/RL reports. Speaking ahead of the final results, Mills said the country will go through peaceful post-election transitions. The ambassador stressed that 80% of America's foreign policy projects will remain unchanged, while those 20% changes will be conditioned by the President's priorities. According to him, the Armenian and U.S. authorities will continue working together to make the South Caucasus country a more prosperous state. Donald John Trump has been projected as the winner of the presidential election, according to the Associated Press, after election returns showed that Trump had won stunning come-from-behind victories across a swath of contested states. Trump, 70, will be the 45th president of the United States. A real-estate developer and former reality-TV star, Trump is the first person to win the presidency without having previously held public office or served in the U.S. military. ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |