Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan on Tuesday met with Jacob Helberg, the US Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, the foreign ministry of Armenia informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

The interlocutors discussed current and possible new initiatives aimed at the consistent development of the Armenia-US strategic partnership. It was emphasized with mutual satisfaction that the bilateral memorandums on cooperation in artificial intelligence and semiconductors, signed in Washington on August 8, 2025, have formed a good basis for interaction and that tangible manifestations of cooperation are already present.

The interlocutors expressed their willingness to continue active work towards promoting investments on the path of expanding Armenia-US cooperation in high technology and economic cooperation in general, taking into account the experience formed in these domains and the rapidly developing environment in Armenia.

Also, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jacob Helberg touched upon some other domains of mutual interest; in particular, the prospects for energy, the extraction and supply chains of critical minerals and rare earths, and the development of infrastructure.