On June 18, 2008 RA Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan met with the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Army General Nikolay Makarov.

At the beginning of the meeting Nikolay Markov greeted Seyran Ohanyan and congratulated him on assuming the office of the Defense Minister. For his part, RA Defense Minister congratulated Nikolay Markov on his appointment and expressed hope that the bilateral cooperation will develop during his term in office. During the meeting the parties discussed issues related to the Armenian-Russian military, military-technical and military-educational cooperation, stressing the achievements in these spheres. The parties discussed questions related to the creation of a Joint Military System and its activity, as well as some organizational issues of the “Rubezh 2008” military exercises. At the end of the meeting the parties turned to the current state of military cooperation, stressing the importance of deepening it.