Deputy Secretary of State for management and resources Verma’s trip to Armenia

YEREVAN, JUNE 14, ARMENPRESS. On June 17-19, the First Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, Richard Verma, will travel to Yerevan on an official visit, where he will participate in the U.S.-Armenia Local Government Forum on Democracy, reported the U.S. Department of State.

He will meet with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan.

“This visit reflects our intention to further strengthen bilateral ties with the Armenian people,”mentioned in the press release.

Noted that, Deputy Secretary Verma will lead a delegation of state and local officials representing California, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, and Pennsylvania.

He will be accompanied by Special Representative for City and State Diplomacy Nina Hachigian, who leads the new subnational diplomacy team at the State Department, and Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Sarah Morgenthau.

Furthermore, the delegation will engage across the public and private sector and with civil society organizations.