Dr. Michael Carpenter, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense, meeting with Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan. (Photo: mil.am)
YEREVAN—U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Dr. Michael Carpenter met on Wednesday with Armenia’s newly-appointed Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan during his visit to Armenia, according to the U.S. Embassy of Armenia. Carpenter met with President Serzh Sarkisian earlier that day.
In addition to the meetings with top Armenian officials, he toured a number of programs highlighting U.S.-Armenian military partnership. He met with U.S. soldiers who were assisting their Armenian counterparts as they teach their first-ever combat medic course, at the Armenian NCO Academy, designed on a similar U.S. training program.
He also visited the 12th Peacekeeping Brigade’s headquarters and met with the soldiers and commanders who have joined in numerous NATO- and UN-led peacekeeping efforts around the globe.
“The United States and Armenia have a longstanding security partnership rooted in the friendship between the American and Armenian peoples,â€
