Thursday, 11 October 2007
RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received Deputy Assistant to U.S. Secretary of Defense Ms. Deborah Kagan. The meeting was attended by U.S. Charge d
'Affaires in Armenia Rudolf Perina.Prioritizing the development of interaction and cooperation between the United States and Armenia, the Prime Minister said to be pleased that they had been expanding and strengthening in recent years. The head of the Armenian government expressed gratitude for the assistance received from the government of the United States in various fields, inclusive of defense. In this context, the Prime Minister emphasized the support provided to our country in the frameworks of the Millenium Challenge Account.
Ms. Deborah Kagan, too, pointed out to the increasingly growing level of cooperation between the two States and expressed her appreciation of the excellent service provided by Armenian peacekeepers in Iraq, the eyewitness of which she had been when on visit to that country. Ms. Kagan said that the RA Prime Minister
's upcoming visit was given a high focus and actively prepared for in Washington, during which a broad range of collaboration-related issues will be discussed.
