On July 4, RA Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan received the Military Attaché of the Embassy of the Republic of Greece in Armenia, Brigade General Atanasios Khandzivieris, on the occasion of completion of his military diplomatic mission in Armenia.

At the beginning of the meeting Seyran Ohanyan expressed gratitude to Mr. Khandzivieris for expanding the bilateral military cooperation during his tenure in office and wished him success in his future diplomatic mission. For his part, Atanasios Khandzivieris expressed his appreciation for the high professional preparedness of the Armenian peacekeepers carrying out mission in Kosovo within the Greek division. Turning to the current state of military, military-technical and military-educational cooperation in the framework of bilateral relations, the parties stressed the necessity to deepen the cooperation especially in the fields of military education and peacekeeping. Speaking about the settlement of the Karabakh issue, the parties attached importance to the peaceful resolution of the issue. Issues of regional security and stability were also discussed. At the end of the meeting the parties exchanged views on the reforms implemented in the Armed Forces of our country.