Armenian Deputy Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan yesterday met with Evelyn N. Farkas, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia, and deputy assistant secretaries Gregory M. Kausner and Eric Rubin in Washington D.C.

At the meeting, the Armenian and American officials discussed matters of mutual interest regarding Armenia-U.S. defense cooperation.

They also discussed recent developments on the Artsakh line of contact and the Armenia-Azerbaijan border.

The parties stressed the need to stabilize the situation and reiterated their stance that the Karabakh conflict can only be resolved through peaceful negotiations via the OSCE Minsk Group.

The Armenian delegation led by Tonoyan is scheduled to meet today in New York with Edmond Mulet, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, and Lieutenant General Maqsood Ahmad, Military Adviser for Peacekeeping Operations of the United Nations.

They will discuss the scheduled inclusion of an Armenian contingent in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the possible participation of Armenia in a U.N. mission in Africa.