Valery Gerasimov congratulated Edward Asryan on assuming the position of Chief of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, wished him efficient and fruitful work for the benefit of the Republic of Armenia.

 The Chief of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces presented to his Russian counterpart the recent developments on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, as well as the developments in Artsakh and the current situation.

 During the meeting, a number of issues related to the Armenian-Russian military cooperation were discussed.  The sides referred to the modernization of the RA Armed Forces and the course of reforms.

 Issues related to regional security were also discussed.