American General: Neither Armenia`s  membership in CSTO nor the  military base of the Russian Federation in Gyumri to expand our  cooperation with Yerevan has any effect

ArmInfo.Neither Armenia's membership in the CSTO nor the military base of the Russian Federation in Gyumri to expand our cooperation with Yerevan has any  effect, "said commander of the National Guard of the American state  of Kansas, Major-General Lee Tafanelli.

"For two years now, Armenian servicemen have come to Kansas and are  being trained along with the US military, and we intend to help  Armenia to strengthen its defenses," he said.

According to the American General, the actions of the Armenian  military are very selfless, and the level of their military training  is very high. In an interview with "Voice of America", Tafanelli  described the Armenian military as ready to receive new knowledge, as  well as share this knowledge with others.