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Within the framework of her visit to the United States, Armenia’s Human Rights Defender Kristinne Grigoryan met with Kara McDonald, the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, in Washington on Friday.

McDonald expressed gratitude for the meeting with the ombudswoman, further the interlocutors exchanged views on the state of human rights in Armenia and discussed priority issues, the Ombudsperson’s Office reported.

During the meeting, Grigoryan presented the consequences of the Azerbaijani aggression and military attack on the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia on September 13-14, particularly the continuous human rights violations documented by the Human Rights Defender’s Office.

McDonald was also interested in a number of individual cases related to human rights. She also reaffirmed that the U.S. government continues to work in the field of humanitarian issues.

At the end of the meeting, the interlocutors agreed to continue the cooperation.