Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan met with United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale during his visit to the United States, press secretary of the minister of defense of Armenia Artsrun Hovhannisyan wrote on his Facebook page.

Issues related to ensuring international security and peacekeeping, as well as regional issues were discussed during the meeting.

Touching upon the participation of Armenian peacekeepers in international peacekeeping missions,  David Tonoyan highlighted the support and its continuous nature within the framework of the US  Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) program.

During the meeting other issues of mutual interest were also discussed.

The Defense Minister briefed the interlocutor on some details of the humanitarian mission in Syria.