On May 29 RA Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan received the representative of the American Jewish Committee, Ambassador Peter Rosenblatt, Executive Director of the US – Armenia Public Affairs Committee Ross Vartian and Director of the “Hope for Armenia” Fund Madeleine Minasyan.

RA Defense Minister greeted the guest, stressing importance to the deepening of Armenia-US bilateral relations, especially from the perspectives of economic and democratic development and regional stability. For his part, Ambassador Rosenblatt noted that the Committee he represents is one of the key organizations of the Jewish community, which is maximally involved in the field of international relations. He noted also that starting from 1990 he has been closely watching the developments in the South Caucasian region, and last visited Armenia in 1999. According to the Ambassador, the interest of the American Jewish Committee in Armenia is connected with the close ties with the American Armenian community. During the meeting the parties discussed the reforms implemented in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia and issues of maintenance of the cease-fire regime. The parties discussed the Armenia-Israel interrelations. At the end of the meeting sides discussed a number of issues of regional security.