On November 6, the Armenian Defense Ministry reported that on November 1-3, at the invitation of the US European Command, Lieutenant General Edward Asryan, the Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces and the First Deputy Minister of Defense, visited the US European Command Center located in Stuttgart. 

On November 3, he met with Lieutenant General Stephen Basham, the Deputy Commander for the US European Command. During the meeting, issues related to the development of the Armenian-American military cooperation were discussed.

Lieutenant General Edward Asryan briefed the details about the reforms conducted in the Armenian Army and the support expected from the US.

Lieutenant General Stephen Basham expressed the willingness of the US to continue supporting current cooperation programs in the following areas: professionalization of Armed Forces, professional sergeant staff's strengthening, modernization of the management system, peacekeeping, military medicine, military education, combat readiness, trainings, etc.

On the sidelines of the visit, Lieutenant General Edward Asryan also visited the Joint Multinational Readiness Centre of the US Ground Forces in Europe and the NCO Academy located in Hohenfels.