On October 22, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan received the delegation led by Michael Carpenter, Special Assistant to the President of the United States and Senior Director for Europe at the National Security Council.

During the meeting, issues on the Armenia-U.S. bilateral agenda, including current programs aimed at developing the strategic partnership, positive dynamics, and future prospects, were discussed. "Armenia is interested in continuing to develop relations with the U.S. in areas of mutual interest, building the cooperation on common values, already recorded achievements, and exploring also additional opportunities for sectoral engagement," emphasized the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia.

Ararat Mirzoyan and Michael Carpenter exchanged views on issues of regional stability and security.

The Foreign Minister of Armenia stressed the efforts made by the Republic of Armenia in the direction of establishing peace in the South Caucasus and touched upon the recent discussions in the normalization process of Armenia-Azerbaijan relations. In this context, Minister Mirzoyan emphasized Armenia's interest in achieving lasting peace in the region. Ararat Mirzoyan added that Armenia’s position found its clear expression in the approach to sign the peace treaty with Azerbaijan in the shortest timeframe, as well as in the country’s vision towards ensuring economic development in the region.