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    PRESS RELEASE
    November 9, 2004
    Embassy of the Republic of Armenia
    2225 R Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20008
    Tel: 202-319-1976, x. 348; Fax: 202-319-2982
    Email: [email protected] ;Web: www.armeniaemb.org

    Top Armenian Military Officer Visits the United States, Meets with
    Counterparts

    Armenia's highest ranking military officer, Chief of Armed Forces
    General Staff and First Deputy Defense Minister Colonel-General
    Mikayel Harutyunian visited the United States on October 31-November
    5, 2004, at the invitation of his U.S. counterpart, Chairman of the
    Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard B. Myers.

    During his visit, Col.-Gen. Harutyunian, accompanied by Armenian Armed
    Forces officers, visited the U.S. Joint Forces Command and NATO Allied
    Command Transformation in Norfolk, VA, U.S. Central Command in Tampa,
    FL, as well as the State of Kansas, with which Armenia has concluded
    a State Partnership Program, providing for cooperation between the
    Kansas National Guard and the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia.

    The Armenian military delegation then proceeded to Washington, D.C.,
    where Col.-Gen. Mikayel Harutyunian held meetings with Gen. Richard
    B. Myers and other high-ranking officials at the Pentagon. The agenda
    for talks included U.S.-Armenian military cooperation, peacekeeping,
    and issues related to Armenia's participation in the NATO Partnership
    for Peace Program. Visiting the Arlington National Cemetery,
    Col.-Gen. Harutyunian placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns on
    behalf of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia. The Armenian
    military delegation also visited the National Defense University and
    the Armenian Embassy in Washinton, D.C.

    During the visit, Col.-Gen. Mikayel Harutyunian was awarded the Legion
    of Merit, in recognition of establishment of a durable and constructive
    relationship between the Armed Forces of the United States of America
    and the Republic of Armenia, as well as of Armenia's significant
    contributions to the effectiveness of the global war on terrorism
    and active cooperation in NATO Partnership for Peace Program.
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