YEREVAN. – Armenia’s Minister of Defense Davit Tonoyan on Tuesday received US Ambassador Lynne Tracy. The diplomat noted that she was glad to meet with the defense minister and to discuss the mutual interests and concerns of Armenia and the United States.

They discussed the Armenian-American bilateral cooperation in the defense sector. They summed up the previously implemented respective measures and studied the possibilities of implementing cooperation programs in the conditions of restrictions conditioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Defense of Armenia informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

They also discussed Armenia's ongoing participation in international peacekeeping and stability missions, and the course of implementation of shifts in the current situation.

The defense minister presented the measures being taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the Armed Forces, as well as the organization of the summer conscription under the condition of this pandemic.

The interlocutors also exchanged views on regional security and some other matters of mutual interest.