RA Foreign Minister Mirzoyan's statement at the signing ceremony of the strategic partnership charter between Armenia and the USA:
"Dear Secretary of State Blinken,
Your Excellencies, colleagues,
The Armenia-US strategic partnership charter, which we are signing today, forms a solid foundation and makes our cooperation more ambitious. It covers many areas, including strengthening economic and energy ties, communications, deepening defense and security cooperation, strengthening democratic institutions, promoting justice and the rule of law, developing innovation and high technology, and expanding people-to-people contacts.
Our relations, based on common values and mutual interests, have developed significantly in recent years. They have reached such a level that the establishment of a strategic partnership not only corresponds to the current realities, but is also essential in the context of operating in complex geopolitical conditions.
I would especially like to thank you, Mr. Secretary of State, and your team for your efforts to take our cooperation to a new level along the way.
We deeply appreciate the constant support of the USA for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Armenia. Equally important is the support of the USA in strengthening Armenia's democratic institutions and promoting economic resilience.
We deeply appreciate the involvement of the United States in promoting stable and lasting peace in the South Caucasus region. We believe that a stable and prosperous South Caucasus is in the interests of all regional actors and the wider international community. Armenia is committed to the peace agenda and its implementation, as well as continuing close cooperation with the US to achieve this common goal.
We are also pleased to announce that, in the spirit of a shared commitment to global security, Armenia intends to join the "Global Coalition to Defeat the Islamic State," further emphasizing our commitment to the fight against international terrorism. We believe that joint action is essential in addressing this threat.
We are also beginning negotiations on a nuclear cooperation agreement with the United States, known as the "123 Agreement." It will provide a framework for cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and will mark our commitment to the peaceful development of nuclear energy with the highest standards of safety, security and non-proliferation.
Looking ahead, we look forward to continuing to work with the new US administration to achieve the ambitious goals outlined in our Strategic Partnership Charter.
Dear friends, let this Charter serve as a testimony to the deepening of strategic relations between Armenia and the United States and a road map for a future full of common achievements."
