U.S. Ambassador to Armenia issued a statement on the occasion of 20th anniversary of partnership relations between Armenia and U.S.

In his statement Heffern stressed that relations between Armenia and U.S. are strong and getting stronger.

“Our high level dialogue has never been closer, including at the level of President Sargsyan and President Obama,” he said pointing out the 2010 visit of Secretary of State Hilary Clinton.

“In 2011 we kept up the pace of high level visitors, our visitors routinely meet with government officials, parliamentarians from the majority parties and the opposition parties, business people, journalists and civil society,” he added.

He described the relations between two countries as “deep and broad” recalling that over 3,500 Armenians had visited the U.S. as part of exchange programs.

“Our development assistance and cooperation over the years amount to more than 2 billion dollars. Over 800 Americans have come to Armenia as Peace Corpse volunteers and worked with Armenian partners in every marz of the country. U.S. and Armenia are working together towards common goals of democracy and prosperity, security and peace, both in Armenia and the region.

I am committed to working with all segments of the Armenian society to make this relationship even strong and to build our partnership to help Armenia succeed. Our future together is bright,” Heffern said.