YEREVAN. – Armenia was selected as one of 20 focus countries for the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Science, Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships, says the report issued by Armenian Foreign Ministry as a result of 2013.

The report inidcated deepening of Armenia-US partnership in 2013. In particular, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian paid a visit to Washington during which he met with Secretary of State John Kerry. During the meeting, the sides reached agreement to deepen bilateral cooperation and to launch a visa liberalization process.

U.S.- Armenia joint economic task force met in Washington and welcomed the new $180 million investment in Armenia’s hydropower sector by the U.S. company Contour Global.

On September 18 a delegation of California Assembly visited Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.