Category: 2022

Armenian FM meets with US Secretary of State: MoU signed in Washington D.C.

 22:58, 2 May, 2022

YEREVAN, MAY 2, ARMENPRESS. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington D.C.., the Armenian Foreign Ministry said.

Voice of America reported that a memorandum of understanding was signed during the meeting.

“Very productive meeting with Secretary Blinken. Happy to be back in Washington and reaffirm our strong partnership with the US. During last 3 decades Armenia and USA have developed fruitful cooperation anchored on common values of democracy, respect for human rights, and rule of law”, the Armenian FM tweeted.

 23:55, 2 May, 2022

YEREVAN, MAY 2, ARMENPRESS. The United States welcomes the dialogue between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during the meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in Washington D.C..

“I just want to take this opportunity as we’re sitting here to, in the first instance, praise the leadership of the prime minister and his government, the democratic reforms that they’ve been pursuing, the progress that continues to be made – but also to very much welcome the dialogue between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and to express real appreciation for the vision and the courage and the flexibility that the prime minister and Armenia have been showing in this process working toward what we all want, which is a lasting peace”, Blinken said.

 00:25, 3 May, 2022

YEREVAN, MAY 3, ARMENPRESS. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Armenia and the United States, the two countries have succeeded to build very strong relations based on common and shared values of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan said during the meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington D.C..

“Now after the democratic Velvet Revolution of 2018, through joint efforts, we elevated the level of our collaboration, cooperation to Strategic Dialogue. And it is very significant that I am here also in scope of the capstone session of the Strategic Dialogue. And during this session, we focused on our democratic reforms, justice reforms, cooperation in banking sphere, looking ways of deepening cooperation in the sphere of defense, and of course prevention and fight against corruption, and many other areas. And we appreciate United States efforts to support our reforms”, FM Mirzoyan said.

He stated that Armenia also appreciates United States support for developing Armenia’s energy sector, highlighting the Memorandum of Understanding on civil nuclear cooperation signed by the FM and the Secretary of State.

 00:59, 3 May, 2022

YEREVAN, MAY 3, ARMENPRESS. Armenia values its partnership with the United States aimed at peace and stability in the region, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said in his remarks during the meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington D.C..

“And I also want to note that we value our partnership aimed at peace and stability in our region, and in this regard I want to highlight the important role the United States of America plays as a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, which has a mandate from the international community to facilitate a peaceful resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict”, he said. “I also appreciate United States support through the Armenia-Turkish normalization process and United States strong stance on the recognition on the condemnation of the Armenian genocide and confirmation of this stance this year, too”, he added.

 09:28, 3 May, 2022

YEREVAN, MAY 3, ARMENPRESS. On May 2 Armenia and the United States signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Civil Nuclear Cooperation, reports Armenpress.

This document represents another step in the bilateral partnership established in 1997 when the agreement on “Cooperation in the field of nuclear security and exchange of technical information” and subsequent agreements of 2007 and 2017 were concluded.

This Memorandum will strengthen the bilateral cooperation in the field of peaceful use of nuclear energy, providing wider access for the Armenian nuclear energy experts to the latest nuclear safety technologies.

The MoU was signed by Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington D.C..

The Armenian FM is in the United States on a working visit.

 09:44, 3 May, 2022

YEREVAN, MAY 3, ARMENPRESS. On May 2, Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan, who is in the United States on a working visit, met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the Foreign Ministry said in a news release.

Ararat Mirzoyan congratulated his counterpart on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Armenia and the United States, and commended the existing level of political dialogue between Armenia and the United States. 

It was emphasized that over the years the sides have established a solid partnership based on the common values of democracy, protection of human rights and the rule of law. Ararat Mirzoyan emphasized the support provided by the United States to Armenia for the strengthening of democracy, sustainable development and the fight against corruption. Antony Blinken, in his turn, highly assessed the democratic reforms implemented in Armenia, and underscored the continuous support of the American side to them.

Both sides stressed the importance of resuming joint work within the framework of the Armenia-US Strategic Dialogue, the final session of which will be held on May 3 in Washington.

Prospects for the development of cooperation in areas of mutual interest were discussed. The Foreign Minister of Armenia stressed the need for deepening trade and economic ties with the United States, emphasizing that there are tangible opportunities for expanding Armenian-American cooperation in the fields of high and information technologies, energy, finance, banking, civil aviation, green economy and others.

Ararat Mirzoyan highly appreciated the US principled position on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide, emphasized the importance of the statement of the US President Joe Biden on the anniversary of the Genocide this year, which reaffirms the commitment of US to humanitarian and human rights principles.

The sides also touched upon the issues of international and regional security and stability.

The Armenian side presented the situation in the South Caucasus region and Armenia’s position on the processes aimed at establishing regional peace and stability. The interlocutors exchanged ideas on starting negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan on a comprehensive peace agreement. The Foreign Minister of Armenia stressed the importance of the US mediating efforts aimed at the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict as a co-chairing country of the OSCE Minsk Group.

Ararat Mirzoyan briefed Antony Blinken on the actions of Azerbaijan aimed at creating a humanitarian crisis in Artsakh and subjecting Nagorno Karabakh to full ethnic cleansing.

In the context of the humanitarian issues resulting from the 44-day war unleashed by Azerbaijan against Nagorno Karabakh, the need for repatriation of the Armenian prisoners of war and other hostages, and preserving the Armenian cultural and religious heritage in the territories fallen under control of Azerbaijan, was emphasized.

During the meeting, reference was made to the implementation of the agreements on the establishment of the Commission on Border Demarcation and Security.

Minister Mirzoyan also briefed the interlocutor on the developments in the process of normalization of relations between Armenia and Turkey, stressing the readiness of the Armenian side to establish diplomatic relations with Turkey and open the border. Secretary Blinken noted that the United States fully supports the normalization of relations between Armenia and Turkey and signifies Armenia’s constructive efforts in that process.

At the end of the meeting, Ararat Mirzoyan and Antony Blinken signed a memorandum of understanding on Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation between Armenia and the United States.