On July 9, 2008 RA Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan received Romanian Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Armenia Krina Prunariu and lieutenant Colonel Korneliu Kalistru on the appointed on the post of Romanian Military Attaché in Armenia.

S. Ohanyan congratulated the newly appointed Military Attaché expressing hope that bilateral military cooperation will be expanded more during his tenure.      The newly appointed Military Attaché thanked the defense minister and assured that he will continue the work of the previous Attaché with a new enthusiasm for bringing cooperation between the two countries on to a new level.      The sides also referred to the political and economic cooperation between the two countries pointing out also the necessity of deepening military cooperation.      Seyran Ohanyan noted that Armenia is for enlarging bilateral cooperation, particularly in peacekeeping field and supporting the activities carried out in Afghanistan as much as possible.      RA defense minister underscored the cooperation in military-education sphere, pointing out the existing wide opportunities. The sides also spoke about the reforms taking place in Armenia within the frameworks of the country’s Euro-integration process and Individual Partnership Action Plan program with NATO.