Narek Mkrtchyan, Armenia’s minister for labor and social affairs, told Newsmax on Wednesday that the strategic partnership pact signed between his country and the U.S. in January is a “win-win” deal.

On Jan. 14, six days before President Donald Trump took office, the U.S. and Armenia signed a Strategic Partnership Commission Charter that expands cooperation in security and several other areas as Armenia seeks to distance itself from its former ally, Russia.

Mkrtchyan  told “American Agenda” the partnership is about “making Armenia stronger and making the region safer.”

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