On October 21 Speaker of the National Assembly Mr. Hovik Abrahamyan received U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Mrs. Tina S. Kaidanow.

Welcoming Mrs. Kaidanow Mr. Abrahamyan highlighted the friendly relations between the Republic of Armenia and the USA and the cooperation in the political, trade-economic, military, cultural, educational fields. Assessing the U.S. positive involvement in the South Caucasus region, the Speaker of the Armenian Parliament expressed hope that the cooperation between the two countries will continue to strengthen and develop.

During the meeting the interlocutors discussed the issue of normalization of relations with Turkey without preconditions and touched upon the process of strengthening democracy in Armenia.

U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Mrs. Marie L. Yovanovitch also attended the meeting.