An American military adviser will join the Armenian military
US Deputy Secretary of State Uzra Zeya stated that a representative from the American army will start working at the Armenian Ministry of Defense.
According to News.am, Zeya said in a statement, "This is a long-awaited event. We welcome the deepening of defense and civil security cooperation between the USA and Armenia,” he said.
Noting that Yerevan's continued to be a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CPS) will not prevent the military interaction of the two countries for now, Zeya argued that the Washington administration 'sees no indication that Russia's military presence contributes to regional peace and stability in the South Caucasus'.
Plans to send an adviser to the Armenian Ministry of Defense were announced by the US Ambassador in the country, Kristina Kvien, in April.
According to Kvien, the US representative will carry out 'capacity development' activities in relations between Washington and Yerevan.
"We want to help and we will work both in the field of peacekeeping and in the direction of internal reforms, especially in the reorganization of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia according to modern standards," the ambassador said.
At the beginning of last month, the US and Armenia decided to raise their relations to the level of strategic partnership. The US-Armenia exercise from July 15 to 24 started in Eagle Partner 2024 Armenia.
The Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade, the U.S. Army in Europe and Africa, and the Kansas National Guard are participating in the exercise. The exercise is about participation in international peacekeeping missions.
The same exercise was held in September 2023, accompanied by the cooling of Yerevan's relations with CGA and especially Russia.
At the time, Yerevan had refused to participate in the CPO exercises. In February, Armenia announced that it had suspended its participation in the organization and stopped paying its dues in May.