In June 2008, Armenia's Prime Minister requested technical assistance from a Commerce-led delegation that visited Armenia. The Prime Minister asked Commerce to provide capacity building in technology transfer. In response to this request, in June 2009, CLDP ran a workshop in Yerevan on Technology Transfer and Technology Licensing. This workshop, based upon case studies created specially by CLDP, was developed in close coordination with the U.S. Embassy in Armenia. The workshop put a strong emphasis on the importance of intellectual property rights, a theme highlighted in the talking points that CLDP had prepared for the U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission, who gave opening comments. Fourteen Armenian research and development institutions attended the workshop.