Armenia has sought American support for improving “Euro-Atlantic” ties
The US and Armenia have announced they intend to elevate their bilateral relations to the level of “strategic partnership,” with Washington helping Yerevan with trade, military matters, judiciary and democracy.
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan hosted the US Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia James O’Brien in Yerevan on Tuesday. A joint statement issued on the occasion “noted Armenia’s aspirations for closer cooperation with Euro-Atlantic institutions and the West.”
“The United States and Armenia reaffirmed their commitment to shared democratic values and to the goal of an Armenia that is democratic, prosperous, and peaceful,” the communique declared.
Relations between the two countries should be upgraded in the coming year, O’Brien and Mirzoyan said. Both sides will continue to expand commercial and trade ties, along with “increasing cooperation on sanctions and export controls.”
The US will offer “commercial solutions in nuclear energy and renewables” to promote Armenia’s “food security and energy independence,” according to the communique.