On September 8, RA Defence Minister Suren Papikyan met with US Deputy Secretary of Defence for Policy Affairs Colin Kahl at the Pentagon.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Armenia to the USA Lilit Makunts also took part in the meeting.

During the meeting, the entire agenda of the Armenian-American defence cooperation was discussed, agreements were reached on deepening cooperation in the peacekeeping mission, military education, military medicine and other spheres.

At the request of the American side, the RA Minister of Defence presented the military-political situation around Armenia, including the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

The sides highlighted the importance of efforts aimed at achieving long-term peace and stability in the region.

International security issues of mutual interest were also touched upon at the meeting.