Joint exercises of US and Armenian Armed Forces start in Yerevan

US and Armenian servicemen have started joint exercises Eagle Partner 2024 in Yerevan. They are held within the framework of preparation for the participation of servicemen of the two countries in international peacekeeping missions, the Defense Ministry said and emphasized that such events are held regularly. Thus, in May, the U.S. Army has already participated in maneuvers in Yerevan to prevent nuclear threat.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the Armenian-American exercises undermine the mechanisms of cooperation between the republic and Russia, especially against the background of Yerevan's actual freezing of its activities in the CSTO and public attacks on the organization. In turn, experts believe that the purpose of the Pentagon's maneuvers in Armenia is to destabilize the South Caucasus