{"id":1462341,"date":"2022-05-03T14:30:19","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T18:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1462341"},"modified":"2022-05-03T14:30:39","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T18:30:39","slug":"secy-blinken-signs-memorandum-on-strategic-civil-nuclear-cooperation-with-armenian-foreign-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secy-blinken-signs-memorandum-on-strategic-civil-nuclear-cooperation-with-armenian-foreign-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Secy. Blinken signs memorandum on strategic civil nuclear cooperation with Armenian foreign minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsecy-blinken-signs-memorandum-on-strategic-civil-nuclear-cooperation-with-armenian-foreign-minister%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1462341&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2719247\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2719247\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2719247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AP22122832065817.jpg\" alt=\"Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens during a signing ceremony with Armenia&#039;s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan at the State Dept, Monday, May 2, 2022, in Washington. Blinken and Mirzoyan signed a Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation. (Brendan Smialowski\/Pool photo via AP)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AP22122832065817.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AP22122832065817-315x210-1.jpg 315w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AP22122832065817-655x437-1.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AP22122832065817-768x512-1.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2719247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens during a signing ceremony with Armenia\u2019s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan at the State Dept, Monday, May 2, 2022, in Washington. Blinken and Mirzoyan signed a Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation. (Brendan Smialowski\/Pool photo via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 11:05 AM PT \u2013 Tuesday, May 3, 2022<\/h5>\n<p>US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan signed a memorandum of understanding on strategic civil nuclear cooperation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today we launched the U.S.-Armenia Strategic Dialogue with Armenian Foreign Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AraratMirzoyan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AraratMirzoyan<\/a> as we celebrate 30 years of diplomatic relations. The U.S. is committed to strengthening our bilateral relationship, which is strongly rooted in shared democratic values. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lhB0rKxo75\">pic.twitter.com\/lhB0rKxo75<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecBlinken\/status\/1521225676283682816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Blinken welcomed Ararat Mirzoyan to the State Department Monday, where he said the memorandum opens new paths for cooperation and may strengthen bilateral ties. The two also spoke about improving defense ties and fighting corruption in Armenia among other issues.<\/p>\n<p>Blinken noted, Armenia is going through \u201cchallenging times,\u201d but said the nation has a true friend and partner in the US. He went on to praise the country\u2019s government.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cI just want to take this opportunity as we\u2019re sitting here to, in the first instance, praise the leadership of the prime minister and his government, the democratic reforms that they\u2019ve been pursuing, the the progress that continues to be made,\u201d he stated. \u201cBut also to very much welcome the dialogue between Armenia and Azerbaijan.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Armenia\u2019s foreign minister thanked Blinken for the nation\u2019s support for Armenia\u2019s nuclear energy sector and noted this year mark\u2019s 30-years of diplomatic relations between the two nations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2719248\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2719248\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2719248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AP22122832061047.jpg\" alt=\"Armenia&#039;s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Secretary of State Antony Blinken hold up their documents during a signing ceremony at the State Dept, Monday, May 2, 2022, in Washington. Blinken and Mirzoyan signed a Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation. (Brendan Smialowski\/Pool photo via AP)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2719248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Armenia\u2019s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Secretary of State Antony Blinken hold up their documents during a signing ceremony at the State Dept, Monday, May 2, 2022, in Washington. Blinken and Mirzoyan signed a Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation. (Brendan Smialowski\/Pool photo via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/ark-gov-hutchinson-parental-rights-law-common-sense\/\">Ark. Gov. 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