The 19th iteration of the U.S.-Armenia Joint Economic Taskforce (USATF) took place on Monday in Washington.

Armenian Minister of Finance Vache Gabrielyan and several U.S. Government agencies, including the Department of State, Department of Treasury, Department of Commerce, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and U.S. Agency for International Development, participated in the meeting.

This year’s meeting co-chaired by Coordinator for Assistance to Europe and Eurasia Daniel N. Rosenblum and Armenian Minister of Finance Gabrielian, focused on promoting trade and investment and enhancing the business climate in Armenia, State Department’s website reports