ArmInfo. Within the framework of his visit to the United States of America, the delegation of the Armenia-US parliamentary friendship group met with representatives of the US Congress on Armenian issues.
According to the press service of the Parliament, during the meeting the members of the delegation discussed prospects of cooperation between the Millennium Challenge Corporation and Armenia, the situation in Armenia, as well as the agenda of the Armenian-American relations. The sides also touched upon the recent developments in Armenia, in particular, the transition to a parliamentary form of government, as well as the Armenia-EU comprehensive and expanded partnership agreement.
On the same day, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia, Head of the Parliamentary Friendship Group Arpine Hovhannisyan met with Deputy Director of the Bureau for European and Eurasian Affairs of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Gretchen Birkley.
During the meeting, the sides touched upon the importance of the programs implemented and implemented by the US Agency for International Development in Armenia. At the same time, the prospects of cooperation in the field of information technology, tourism and other fields were discussed. The interlocutors also stressed the importance of a new format of cooperation, in particular, the transition from assistance to trade relations.