YEREVAN — As part of the Armenia-Kansas cooperation program, a delegation led by Major General Michael Venerdi, Commander of the Kansas National Guard, visited Armenia on a working trip from January 21 to 23.
On January 22, the delegation was received at the administrative complex of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia by First Deputy Minister of Defense and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Edward Asryan.
Both sides highly praised the current level of implementation of the Armenia-Kansas State Partnership Program, emphasizing that there are ample opportunities to expand the scope of cooperation. They expressed their willingness to work toward achieving this goal.
During the meeting, the parties also discussed issues related to the agenda of Armenia-U.S. defense cooperation.
On January 23, the delegation was also received by Levon Ayvazyan, Head of the Defense Policy and International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Defense.
