The purpose of the conference was to discuss the planned activities in the framework of the Armenia-US military cooperation for the years 2013 and 2014, and to draft defence cooperation plan between the Ministry of Defence of Armenia and theUS European Command. The objectives of the cooperation plan include: support to the implementation of Armenia-NATO Individual Partnership Action Plan enhancing the interoperability between Armenia and NATO; support to develop professional military education system, with the focus on the training for non-commissioned officers and junior commanders; support to peacekeeping operations, military medical missions and preparatory processes for demining operations; training for the staff of Armenian Armed Forces army units at the US combat training centers located in Europe. The defense cooperation plan will be signed in the coming week by the exchange of letters. The US delegation also met with First Deputy Minister of Defense David Tonoyan. At the meeting, parties highly appreciated the current level of cooperation, and highlighted the importance of strengthening it in the areas of peacekeeping capability building and reforms in defence planning. First Deputy Minister of Defence stressed the importance of defense cooperation plan and the willingness of the parties to make the cooperation more goal-oriented. The U.S. side hailed the willingness of the Armenian side to enhance the defence cooperation and emphasized that the cooperation pursues common objectives and aims to strengthen international security and stability. Other issues of mutual interest related to the Armenia-US defense cooperation were also addressed at the meeting.