RA DEFENSE MINISTER RECEIVES U.S. SENATOR CHUCK HAGEL

YEREVAN, June 2. /ARKA/. RA Defense Minister Serge Sargsian received
today U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel and the delegation leaded by him.
According to the Press Secretary of the RA Defense Ministry Seyran
Shakhsuvaryan, Sargsian noted during the meeting that Armenian-American
relations at a good level of development. He also added that the
bilateral military cooperation which started three years ago had
considerably enlarged. The same can refer also to cooperation
of Armenia and NATO. Speaking about the Karabakh issue, Sargsian
expressed confidence that the problem can be settled peacefully
and noted the great role of OSCE MG in this process. In his turn,
the Senator thanked Sargsian of the efforts in fighting international
terrorism, as well as for the participation of Armenia in peacemaking
operations in Kosovo and Iraq. L.V.-0-