Armenia’s FM meets with U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary of European and Eurasian Affairs

Armenia’s Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan met on June 19 with the U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary of European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Reeker. Deputy Assistant Secretary of U.S. Department of State George Kent, OSCE Minsk Group American Co-chair Andrew Schofer and Ambassador of Armenia to the USA Varujan Nersesyan were present at the meeting.

Armenia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry’s press service reported that the interlocutors discussed a wide range of issues on Armenian-U.S. partnership and stressed the reciprocal readiness to enhance and enrich the agenda of cooperation.

Referring to the first session of Armenian-U.S. strategic dialogue held in Yerevan in May, the Armenian minister hailed the conduction of such format meeting and affirmed the commitment of the Armenian side to implement the arrangements reached as a result of the meeting.

The minister said that the Armenian-U.S. strategic dialogue which involves various cooperation spheres also promote the progress in the agenda of reforms carried out in Armenia.

During the meeting the sides exchanged views on urgent regional and international issues.

Ahead of the upcoming meeting of the foreign minister of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Washington D. C. on June 20, the interlocutors referred to the efforts aimed at the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict in the sidelines of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs.