On February 15, on the margins of the Munich Security Conference, the First Deputy Minister of Defence- Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia, Lieutenant General Edward Asryan, participated in a panel discussion of the Chiefs of Defence Staffs titled “Views of the Military on Total Defence.” He also attended an evening event hosted by the Chief of the Defence Staff of the German Armed Forces, which summarized the key outcomes of high-ranking military officials’ participation in the conference.

During the event Lieutenant General Asryan held private meetings with the Chiefs of Defence Staffs of the United States, Sweden, Germany, and Latvia.