On September 12, Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan received Tina Kaidanow, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State on European and Eurasian Affairs of the USA.
Welcoming the guest the Defence Minister stated that the military cooperation with the US is one of the important pillars of the Armenian defence policy. Both sides noted the importance of further development of cooperation between the two countries and discussed the planned military cooperation activities.
Tina Kaidanow welcomed Armenian participation in the international security stabilization operations, particularly in Afghanistan and stressed the importance of further bilateral efforts on that regard.
The sides also discussed the recent developments in the region, while strongly emphasizing the imperative to solve the Nagorno Karabakh problem in the peaceful manner and underlined the preservation of the ceasefire regime on the contact line as an important factor for the effectiveness of negotiation efforts.

ARM MoD, Department of Information and Public Affairs