On the 17th of July, 2009 the delegation, which takes part in the USA-Armenia Security Cooperation Planning Council, visited the RA Ministry of Defence’s Institute for National Strategic Studies after D. Kanayan. In the delegation were the representatives of the Office of the US Secretary of Defense, Defence Security Cooperation Agency, United States European Command, United States Naval Forces Europe, US Air Forces Command in Europe, Kansas Army National Guard.

The delegation was received by the chief of the INSS, counselor of the Minister of Defence, Doctor of Political Sciences, Major-General Hayk Kotanjyan. During the meeting Dr. Kotanjyan briefly but thoroughly presented the whole process of the elaboration of the first RA national security strategy, as well as the process of foundation and development of the RA MoD Institute for National Strategic Studies, accompanied with a slideshow. He thoroughly presented the structure of the INSS, scientific activities and the prospects of development. Major-General Hayk Kotanjyan highly appreciated the helpful and active participation of the American colleagues in the process of coordination of the interdepartmental elaboration of the RA national security strategy. He also found it important that the guests were ready to promote the cooperation with the INSS.