YEREVAN — Lieutenant General Edvard Asryan, First Deputy Minister of Defense and Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces, met with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of War Andrew Loomis on September 17 at the Armenian Ministry of Defense administrative complex.
According to Armenia’s Ministry of Defense, the two officials discussed issues related to Armenia-U.S. cooperation in the defense sector.
Both sides expressed a positive assessment of the current level of cooperation and emphasized the importance of further developing collaboration in peacekeeping, the training of professional non-commissioned officers, instructors and junior commanders, military education, and the organization of joint military exercises and training.
Loomis said the United States would continue its cooperation with Armenia within the framework of existing programs and was prepared to discuss opportunities for expanding cooperation into new areas.
