In compliance with the 2008 program of military cooperation between the Ministries of Defense of Armenia and Russia, on June 16 the delegation headed by RA Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan left for the Russian Federation for a two-day working visit.

In the framework of the visit RA Defense Minister today met with the Defense Minister of Russia Anatoly Serdyukov. During the meeting the parties discussed a number of issues related to regional security and stability and exchanged views on defense reforms implemented in both countries. The parties turned to issues of Armenian-Russian military, military-technical and military-educational cooperation, as well as the achievements in the sphere.