ARMENIA SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO STRENGTHENING OF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
PanARMENIAN.Net
03.12.2009 18:42 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ President Serzh Sargsyan Thursday received Celeste
Wallander. U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia,
Ukraine and Eurasia. Highly assessing U.S.-Armenia friendly ties,
President expressed interest in extending bilateral relations.
Formerly Armenia’s Minister of Defense, Mr. Sargsyan also touched
upon Defense Ministry’s great potential for development.
Wallander, for her part, said her visit to Armenia aimed at
scrutinizing the country’s priorities in defense sphere. She also
welcomed Armenia’s participation peace-keeping missions. American
official conveyed to Armenian President her impressions of Armenian
peace-keepers abilities.
Parties also touched upon joint projects and exchanged views over
regional issues, RA President’s press service reports.