Members of the Friendship Group Armenia-USA are on a Working Visit in the USA: Ongoing Peace Process between Armenia and Azerbaijan Discussed

The members of the RA NA Friendship Group Armenia-USA - the Head of the Friendship Group, the Head of the NA Civil Contract Faction Hayk Konjoryan, the Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Sargis Khandanyan, the deputies of the Civil Contract Faction Vahagn Aleksanyan, Hripsime Grigoryan, and the deputy of Armenia Faction Irina Gasparyan, the RA Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the USA Lilit Makunts took part in the panel discussion jointly organized with the International Republican Institute in the Think Tank of the Atlantic Council, also with the participation of the Senior Director of the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center John Herbst, the President of the International Republican Institute Daniel Twining, Regional Program Director for Eurasia Stephen Nix, as well as other representatives of the International Republican Institute.

In the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Fund, the delegation met with the Director and Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia Program Eugene Rumer and Senior Fellow of the same Program Paul Stronski.

The members of the RA delegation presented the security situation existing around Armenia, drew the attention to the illegal blockade of the Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan and to the regularly repeating provocative actions.

The ongoing peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan and existing regional challenges were discussed.