{"id":15484,"date":"2019-01-31T06:16:10","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T06:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?p=15484"},"modified":"2019-01-31T06:16:10","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T06:16:10","slug":"pentagon-praises-u-s-armenia-military-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?p=15484","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon Praises U.S.-Armenia Military Cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8212; Senior Defense Department Official Addresses Armenian Embassy Celebration of Armenian Army Day<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 <\/strong>A senior U.S. Department of Defense official this week praised the \u201cselfless contributions of the Armenian armed forces to international operations and peacekeeping missions,\u201d highlighting Armenia\u2019s commitment to the Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan and recognizing Armenia as a top-five non-NATO contributor to NATO\u2019s Kosovo force.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nSpeaking at the Armenian Embassy\u2019s January 29th celebration of Armenian Army Day, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura K. Cooper also shared the Pentagon\u2019s pride in Armenia\u2019s 15-year \u201cenduring\u201d partnership with the Kansas National Guard, a joint undertaking that has materially increased Armenia\u2019s NATO inter-operability. She closed her remarks by expressing her interest in visiting Armenia and exploring ways to deepen U.S.-Armenia defense ties, support a free and prosperous Armenia, and work cooperatively to advance regional and global security.<\/p>\n<p>Video of Ms. Cooper\u2019s remarks is available here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Pentagon Praises U.S.-Armenia Military Cooperation on Armenian Army Day\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4M2Y7tGlmMg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on behalf of the Armenian government, Armenian Ambassador to the U.S. Varuzhan Nersesyan underscored the value that Armenia attaches to the continued evolution of bilateral U.S.-Armenia defense cooperation. In his remarks, Colonel Arman Mkrtchyan, Armenia\u2019s Defense Attache in Washington, DC, reviewed the full array of international peacekeeping and other regional and international security operations undertaken by the Armenian military.\u00a0 A large delegation from the Kansas National Guard traveled from Kansas to take part in the celebration, as did defense attaches and other military officials from dozens of Washington, DC-based embassies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe welcome Deputy Assistant Secretary Cooper\u2019s warm words conveying the Defense Department\u2019s appreciation for a growing U.S.-Armenia military partnership that stretches from NATO\u2019s Partnership for Peace and peace-keeping deployments across the globe to training and cooperation here at home, with the Kansas National Guard,\u201d said Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Executive Director Aram Hamparian.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe share the Pentagon\u2019s commitment to the deepening of defense and security ties between the U.S. and Armenia, and look forward to steady progress in upgrading the status, scope, and scale of bilateral defense consultations. We will continue to engage with Administration and Congressional stakeholders regarding the mutual benefits of increased U.S. support for Armenia\u2019s military modernization plans, including through expanded Foreign Military Financing (FMF), International Military Educational Training (IMET), and programs aimed at strengthening Armenia\u2019s peace-keeping training and operational capabilities,\u201d concluded Hamparian.<\/p>\n<p>The Congressional Armenian Caucus, in a December 18, 2018, letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, called for \u201cpolicies and programs to broaden and deepen U.S.-Armenia military cooperation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Key points in Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Cooper\u2019s remarks include:<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; The Department of Defense appreciates the selfless contributions of the Armenian armed forces for international operations and peacekeeping missions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; The Department of Defense values Armenia\u2019s commitment to the Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; The Department of Defense recognizes that Armenia is a top-five non-NATO contributor to NATO\u2019s Kosovo force.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; The Department of Defense respects Armenia\u2019s 15-year partnership with the Kansas National Guard, which has materially increased Armenia\u2019s NATO inter-operability.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; The Department of Defense looks forward to deepening U.S.-Armenia defense ties, investing together to ensure a free and prosperous Armenia, and working cooperatively to advance regional and global security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8212; Senior Defense Department Official Addresses Armenian Embassy Celebration of Armenian Army Day WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 A senior U.S. Department of Defense official this week praised the \u201cselfless contributions of the Armenian armed forces to international operations and peacekeeping missions,\u201d highlighting Armenia\u2019s commitment to the Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan and recognizing Armenia as a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15485,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[126],"class_list":["post-15484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-anca"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pentagon Praises U.S.-Armenia Military Cooperation - Armenian National Committee - International\u2014 \u0540\u0561\u0575 \u0534\u0561\u057f\u056b \u053f\u0565\u0576\u057f\u0580\u0578\u0576\u0561\u056f\u0561\u0576 \u053d\u0578\u0580\u0570\u0578\u0582\u0580\u0564<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancnews.info\/?p=15484\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pentagon Praises U.S.-Armenia Military Cooperation - Armenian National Committee - International\u2014 \u0540\u0561\u0575 \u0534\u0561\u057f\u056b \u053f\u0565\u0576\u057f\u0580\u0578\u0576\u0561\u056f\u0561\u0576 \u053d\u0578\u0580\u0570\u0578\u0582\u0580\u0564\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&#8212; 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