On July 17-18, the head of the RA Armed Forces General Staff, First Deputy Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Edward Asryan, who is in the USA on a working visit, participated in the conference dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the US National Guard State Cooperation Program in the capital Washington.
The event held meetings with US National Guard Bureau Chief General Daniel Hokanson, US European Command Director of Strategy, Planning, and Policy, Major General Daniel Lasica, and Kansas State Adjutant General National Guard Commander Brigadier General Michael Venerdi.
During the meetings, the current level and development prospects of Armenia-Kansas cooperation within the framework of state partnership and several issues related to bilateral cooperation with the USA were discussed.
On the same day, Lieutenant General Edward Asryan met with the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Cyprus, Michalis Giorgalas, and the Chief of the General Staff of the National Guard, Lieutenant General Dimokritos Zervakis.
Several issues related to bilateral cooperation were discussed.