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Armenia - US Security Dialogue Continues in Yerevan
November 20, 2003

The regular meeting of the Armenia-US Strategic Dialogue took place on November 20, at the Foreign Ministry. Armenia's intergovernmental delegation, led by Deputy Foreign Minister Tatoul Markarian, met with Lynn Pascoe, US Assistant Undersecretary of State.

The extensive meeting covered an agenda which included developments in the Southern Caucasus, the CIS and the Middle East, and the relationships of each of the two countries with countries in those regions. The two sides also explored international security issues, including the fight against terrorism, and the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. In conclusion, both Armenian and American representatives agreed to deepen the strategic cooperation dialog agenda.

The intergovernmental delegation consists of representatives of the Foreign Ministry, the Defense Ministry as well as the National Security Service. Since 1997, security dialogues between senior officials of the two governments have taken place annually. Since 2002, they have been renamed Strategic Dialogues.

 

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