Switsalski: After the revolution, Armenia managed to achieve a higher  figure in terms of ensuring freedom of speech and assembly

ArmInfo. After the revolution, Armenia managed to achieve a higher figure in terms of  ensuring freedom of speech and assembly, the head of the EU delegation in Armenia, Ambassador Piotr Switsalski, told journalists.

The European diplomat expressed the hope that during the election  campaign, the authorities of the country will be able to minimize  hatred, as it kills democracy, negatively influences political  culture. "We hope that in Armenia, following the results of the  elections, it will be possible to form the highest standard of  democracy", Switsalski said.

In his opinion, after the revolution, people in Armenia became freer,  and in this the media, civil society and political lesson are of  great importance. At the same time, he stressed that Armenia needs  new legislation and an environment for the work of the media. "The EU  is ready to contribute to the creation of a new environment for the  media that will ensure free operation," the diplomat concluded.