Politics

The USA attaches importance to the continuous development of relations with Armenia, Erika Olson

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received US Deputy Secretary of State, Erika Olson.

The Prime Minister emphasized the consistent development of close cooperation with the USA and continuously promoted the Armenian-American strategic dialogue agenda. Nikol Pashinyan highly appreciated the assistance of the US administration in implementing democratic reforms in our country and added that the performance of this agenda is a strategy and priority for the RA government. At the same time, the prime minister emphasized the US efforts to establish stability and peace in the region.

For her part, Erika Olson noted that the US would continue practical cooperation in the direction of effective implementation of democratic reforms in Armenia. She said that her country's government highly values the continuous development of relations with Armenia, including in the economic sphere.

The interlocutors discussed issues related to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the formation of an international dialogue mechanism between Stepanakert and Baku, the humanitarian crisis created in Nagorno-Karabakh due to Azerbaijan's illegal blockade of the Lachin Corridor, the settlement of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and the unblocking of regional transport infrastructures.