Mass Media: Armenia, US to sign Memorandum of Understanding in the  nuclear field

ArmInfo.The United States and Armenia will sign a Memorandum of Understanding on strategic cooperation in civil nuclear energy on Monday.

According to Turan, Secretary of State Blinken and Armenian Foreign  Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will meet at the State Department before  signing the Memorandum. No additional details are given. The United  States signed a similar document with a number of countries to  cooperate in the field of nuclear energy and strengthen diplomatic  and economic relations.

Nuclear Memorandums of Understanding are diplomatic mechanisms that  strengthen and expand strategic ties between the United States and a  partner country, providing a framework for cooperation on civilian  nuclear energy issues and for interaction between experts from  government, industry, national laboratories, and academic  institutions.

As ArmInfo previously reported, on April 2-6, the RA Foreign Minister  will pay a working visit to the United States, where he will take  part in a meeting of the Armenian-American strategic dialogue, hold  meetings with USAID Director Samantha Power, Special Assistant to the  US President Amanda Sloat and with other partners. Meetings will be  held with high-ranking representatives of the US Congress.  During  the visit, the Armenian Foreign Minister will deliver a speech at the  think tank of the Atlantic Council.