On August 30, RA Minister of Defense Davit Tonoyan received US Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to RA Richard Mills and the newly appointed military attaché of the US Embassy in RA, Colonel James Thomson, on the occasion of the latter’s accreditation to Armenia.

The Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia congratulated the military attaché and wished him success in his work in Armenia.

During the meeting, issues related to Armenian-American cooperation in the field of defense were discussed. The holding of the 15th anniversary of cooperation with the Kansas National Guard in the framework of US state cooperation in September of this year was highlighted.

The parties also touched on other agenda issues of Armenian-American cooperation in the field of defense and topics related to regional security.

At the request of the American side, RA Minister of Defense Davit Tonoyan presented the situation on the contact line in the Nakhijan section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border.