PRESIDENT SARGSYAN RECEIVED CELESTE WALLANDER, US DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
President.am
July 19 2010
Armenia
President Serzh Sargsyan received today Celeste Wallander, US Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Defense.
The President of Armenia underscored that Armenia is interested in
deepening cooperation with the United States which is not only in the
interests of our country but also can become an important factor for
the enforcement of peace and stability in our region.
Speaking about Armenia's contribution to international peacekeeping
missions, the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense thanked our
country for joining these missions. The two sides underlined that
Armenia's participation not only supports the actions undertaken by
the international community but also promotes combat readiness of
the Armenian armed forces.
The parties discussed also regional security issues, including the
current stage of the NK peace process. Ms. Wallander stressed that the
United States has at all levels expressed its position regarding the
inadmissibility of the use of threat of force. She added that that
the United States strongly believes that there is no alternative to
a peaceful resolution of the NK conflict.
The two sides emphasized the importance of the US assistance to
Armenia for the reformation and modernization of the Armenian armed
forces and enhancement of the Armenian-American cooperation in the
areas of defense and security.
From: A. Papazian
President.am
July 19 2010
Armenia
President Serzh Sargsyan received today Celeste Wallander, US Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Defense.
The President of Armenia underscored that Armenia is interested in
deepening cooperation with the United States which is not only in the
interests of our country but also can become an important factor for
the enforcement of peace and stability in our region.
Speaking about Armenia's contribution to international peacekeeping
missions, the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense thanked our
country for joining these missions. The two sides underlined that
Armenia's participation not only supports the actions undertaken by
the international community but also promotes combat readiness of
the Armenian armed forces.
The parties discussed also regional security issues, including the
current stage of the NK peace process. Ms. Wallander stressed that the
United States has at all levels expressed its position regarding the
inadmissibility of the use of threat of force. She added that that
the United States strongly believes that there is no alternative to
a peaceful resolution of the NK conflict.
The two sides emphasized the importance of the US assistance to
Armenia for the reformation and modernization of the Armenian armed
forces and enhancement of the Armenian-American cooperation in the
areas of defense and security.
From: A. Papazian