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On a working visit to Washington, D.C., Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan of Armenia on Wednesday met with the United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, David Hale.

During the meeting, the officials highlighted the positive dynamics in the Armenian-American partnership and friendly relations. Both emphasized the establishment of the U.S.-Armenia Strategic Dialogue as a firm basis for the continuous enrichment and expansion of the bilateral agenda and the strengthening of political dialogue.

The sides highly valued the comprehensive agenda of reforms conditioned by the democratic changes in Armenia and the mutual readiness to step up cooperation in this direction, the Foreign Ministry’s press service told Panorama.am.

The Armenian FM and the top U.S. official also discussed a number of pressing international and regional issues. In this context the minister presented the continued cooperation with global and regional partners aimed at strengthening Armenia’s security agenda.

Upon the request of David Hale, Zohrab Mnatsakanyan briefed the American official on the current situation in the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh) peace process, Armenia’s principled position on and approaches to the matter, as well as the country’s priorities in today’s meeting with the Azerbaijani FM in the U.S. capital.