Saying that he is going to attach great importance to the respect for human rights, Sarkisian pointed out the priorities of foreign policy. He said Armenia will not support US military base deployment in the Caucasus but will be a friend with Russia.

Serge Sarkisian said his country intends to be the member of the European Union but never think to join NATO even in the perspective, APA reports.

He added parliamentary elections to be held in May will be the most transparent and fair in the history of Armenia.

Serge Sarkisian called Armenian Diaspora to invest in Armenian economic saying that national share of investment make up only 1 percent of the investments in the country.

The interview in "The Financial times" included a note where emphasized that the Nagorno-Karabakh is still under Armenian occupation, and thousands of people have became internally displaced.