Kansas military officials hail cooperation with Armenia![]() May 16, 2013 - 15:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Kansas adjutant general and top officials with the Armenian Ministry of Defense say a 10-year relationship between the state and Armenia has yielded benefits for both groups, El Dorado Times reported. Delegations from Kansas and Armenia have worked since 2003 to forge ties within their military, government, business and legal communities. Sergey Abrahamyan, a defense ministry official, said Wednesday, May 16, Armenia has learned a lot from Kansas that it is using in its new democracy. His visit this week was a follow up to a recent delegation visit to view the American legal system. Previous Kansas delegations to Armenia have helped establish a noncommissioned officer program in the military and emergency medical services. Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Partner news |