On August 22, Chief of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Major General Edward Asryan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Armenia Sergey Kopirkin. The defence attaché of the embassy, colonel Igor Shcherbakov, took part in the meeting.
Sergey Kopirkin congratulated Edward Asryan on assuming the post of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and wished him success throughout his responsible mission.
A number of issues related to military cooperation as well as regional security were discussed at the meeting.