Armenian MPs held several meetings in  U.S.

ArmInfo. The Armenian parliamentary delegation, currently on a working visit to Washington,  has met with representatives of several authoritative analytical and think tanks.

According to the press service of the RA National Assembly, The  delegation met with the Analyst in Russian and European Affairs at  the Congressional Research Service Corrie Weight and Analyst in  European Affairs Sarah Garding, discussed Armenia-USA relations and  issues of regional character.  The foreign political priorities of  Armenia and the details of the peace process were discussed with the  Senior Director of Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center John Herbst and  the analysts of the Center.  AT the meeting the Senior Director on  Eurasia of the U.S. International Republican Institute (IRI) Stephen  Nix the deputies of the National Assembly highlighted the cooperation  of the International Republican Institute with the parliament and  expressed hope that those programs will be continuous.

The delegation also met with the Executive Director of the Armenian  Assembly of America Bryan Ardouny. During the meeting, issues  regarding the development of Armenia-US relations and the involvement  of the Armenian American community and organizations in it were  discussed.  At the meeting with the Director General of Policy and  Government Relations at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee  (AIPAC) Steven Beckerman and the Director of Policy and Strategic  Affairs Marvin Feuer the security situation in the South Caucasus and  the Middle East was referred to and issues regarding the Armenia-USA  and Armenia-Israel relations were discussed.

At the meeting with the Chief Policy and Political Affairs Officer at  the American Jewish Committee Jason Isaacson, (AJC), and the members  of the Committee, the deputies of the National Assembly presented the  peculiarities of Armenia's foreign policy and the nature of  Armenia-Israel relations.  At the meeting with, the Senior Director  for Russia and Eurasia at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED)  Miriam Lanskoy and the experts, the programs implemented by the  foundation in Armenia and issues related to the development of  democratic institutions were discussed.  The MPs presented the  process of democratic reforms in Armenia and the U.S. support in that  process to the Policy Analyst at the Open Society Foundations (OSF)  Joshua Russell.