Cooperation with Armenia of high importance for US – US Sec of Navy

The Secretary of the Navy of the United States of America, Ray Mabus, met with Armenian Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanian, in Yerevan on Monday.Minister Ohanian pointed out dynamically developing bilateral military cooperation, which will be continued next year.Mr Mabus pointed out the importance of close cooperation with Armenia, top U.S. military officials' visits to the country being evidence thereof.Following the meeting, Minister Obanian and Secretary Mabus held a press briefing.Minister Ohanian thanked Mr Mabus for visiting Armenia. "High-ranking officials paid mutual visits and held meetings… We have determined two directions of cooperation. The first is development of the peacekeeping potential, which implies expansion of cooperation in military medicine and humanitarian demining. The second is defense reforms, particularly reforms in military education, improvement of human resource management," Minister Ohanian said.Mr Mabus thanked Minister Ohanian for a warm reception. The U.S. attaches importance to close cooperation.He commended Armenian peace-keepers' involvement in Kosovo and Afghanistan. He noted the Armenian defense ministers' initiatives to implement reforms in Armenia's armed forces. The U.S. Navy cooperated with Armenia's Ministry of Defense in military planning. Military exercises have been organized in recent two years. Further work will be carried out in this field, Mr Mabus said.   Read more... (206 words)

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