![Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan (left) and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pose for photos after signing a Strategic Partnership Commission Charter in Washington D.C. on January 14. (Photo: Chuck Kennedy, U.S. Department of State) Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan (left) and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pose for photos after signing a Strategic Partnership Commission Charter in Washington D.C. on January 14. (Photo: Chuck Kennedy, U.S. Department of State)](/sites/default/files/styles/top_4_3/public/2025-01/54266485996_1a7ec356af_k.jpg?h=43975f48&itok=guzXzfs-)
![Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan (left) and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pose for photos after signing a Strategic Partnership Commission Charter in Washington D.C. on January 14. (Photo: Chuck Kennedy, U.S. Department of State) Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan (left) and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pose for photos after signing a Strategic Partnership Commission Charter in Washington D.C. on January 14. (Photo: Chuck Kennedy, U.S. Department of State)](/sites/default/files/styles/top_4_3/public/2025-01/54266485996_1a7ec356af_k.jpg?h=43975f48&itok=guzXzfs-)
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