Nikol Pashinyan Congratulates Canadian PM Justin Trudeau On Election Win


Pashinyan’s Facebook post

 Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan meets Canadian PM Justin Trudeau in Yerevan, October 2018.

(TorontoHye)- Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan extended congratulations to Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau on his election victory, Armenpress reports.

“Congratulations to Justin Trudeau on his electoral victory. Looking forward to continue building on our strong friendship and partnership for the benefit of our two countries”, Pashinyan tweeted.

“I am very happy that my good friend Justin Trudeau won in the elections and will continue leading the friendly Canada. My best wishes, dear Justin,” Pashinyan said in a separate Facebook post, sharing a selfie with the Canadian PM from the year before.

Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party retained power with a narrow election win forcing him to lead a minority government as prime minister.

The Liberals are expected to win 156 seats, 21 fewer than they had in the last parliament. The Conservatives moved up from 95 seats to an estimated 122, while the NDP lost 15 seats to end up with 24.