Mkhitar Hayrapetyan has met with the Acting Chargé d'Affaires of the USA.
29-06-2026 19:44 Armenia Press release
The Minister of High-Tech Industry of the Republic of Armenia, Mikayel Hayrapetyan, received the Chargé d'Affaires of the United States in Armenia, David Allen, on June 29.
Mikayel Hayrapetyan highly appreciated the effective partnership established between the Republic of Armenia and the United States of America, emphasizing the strategic importance of the "Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Artificial Intelligence and Semiconductors" signed in Washington, D.C. on August 8, 2025.
The Minister noted that the signing of the memorandum is of unprecedented importance for promoting bilateral cooperation and that maximum efforts should be made to effectively capitalize on the document and turn it into concrete results. The primary areas of cooperation identified include the provision of high-performance computing resources and the expansion of collaboration with major American technology companies.
David Allen, for his part, reaffirmed the United States' readiness to support the development of the Armenian technological ecosystem.
Reference was also made to one of the key achievements in the field of semiconductors in the cooperation between Armenia and the USA—the granting of an export license for advanced technologies to Microchip Technology. The Minister emphasized that this is the result of consistent bilateral work, and this cooperation confirms the high level of mutual trust established between the two countries. In this context, the Minister stressed that Armenia's transition to a more favorable status in the U.S. export control regime will be a logical and natural continuation of the strategic partnership.
Discussions also covered the current status of YouTube's monetization in Armenia, the development of digital platforms, the expansion of the presence of American technology companies, as well as issues related to the upcoming signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of High-Tech Industry of Armenia and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in Washington.
At the end of the meeting, the parties reaffirmed their readiness to further deepen the strategic technological partnership between the Republic of Armenia and the United States.
* This text was automatically translated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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