On February 23, 2009 the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia, Mr. Seyran Ohanyan received Member of the German Bundestag, Vice-President of the Germen delegation to NATO Marcus Mekel.

Seyran Ohanyan emphasized the broad and diverse opportunities of development of the Armenia-NATO cooperation, one of the important components of which is the cooperation between the Parliaments of the NATO member states and the Deputies of the Armenian National Assembly. The parties stressed the high level of comparison between the Republic of Armenia and the Federal Republic of Germany, which stands out for its practical approaches. At the end of the meeting Minister Ohanyan expressed gratitude to Mr. Mekel for the activity of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in promoting the development of Armenia-NATO cooperation.