ARM Defence Minister`s visit to Belgium

28 February, 2014 00:00
On February 27, delegation, led by the ARM Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan, participated in the sessions of the defense ministers of the countries taking part in the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, dedicated to the enhancement of defence capabilities and cyber security issues of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council states.

Sessions focused on the ISAF mission in Afghanistan which will cease at the end of 2014, and new initiatives and programs planned by the NATO in 2015. Within the frame of the visit, delegation attended the ceremony near the memorial cross, dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide, and placed in one of the central squares of Brussels. Ceremony was organized by the Armenian National Committee (ANC) and dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Sumgait massacres. ARM Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan, ARM Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Belgium, H.E. Mr. Avet Adonc and the Head of the ARM mission in NATO Headquarters Armen Edigaryan, accompanied by the representatives of the community agencies laid wreaths and flowers at the monument.