Minister Tonoyan congratulated the newly appointed attaché, wishing him success in his Armenia mission. The parties pointed to the prospect of developing Armenian-Japanese cooperation in the defence field. Studying the experience in military medicine as well as participation of military in rescue missions during disasters were mentioned as possible fields of cooperation.

Ambassador Yamada, from his part, pointed to the importance of cooperation in the defence sector,  conveying hope that there would be progress in several fields in the near future.