The United States congratulates Nikol Pashinyan on his election as the Armenian prime minister, expressed readiness to work together, an official spokesman for the State Department Heather Nauert stated.

"The United States congratulates Nikol Pashinyan as the new Prime Minister of Armenia and we look forward to working closely with the new government and the people of Armenia on many areas where the interests of our countries coincide, including in trade, democracy and the rule of law, and global security, "Nauert said.