“Our bilateral relations with Armenia have never been stronger. We continue to seek ways to broaden our security partnership, deepen people-to-people ties, and grow our cooperation on democratic and economic development. The U.S.-Armenia Strategic Dialogue is the flagship format for this partnership. We held the dialogue’s capstone event in Washington in May 2022, including a very positive meeting between Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Mirzoyan. At that time, we signed a Nuclear Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding that can advance Armenia’s energy sovereignty and build stronger U.S.- Armenian cooperation on nuclear energy, including through the potential provision of U.S.-origin Small Modular Reactors. Other working groups on security and defense, justice reform, and democracy discussed additional ways the United States can help bolster Armenia’s democratic development. I look forward to participating in the upcoming dialogue in Yerevan next year”, Donfried said.