By the invitation of the RA Minister of Defence Seyran Ohanyan on 26 March the delegation headed by the deputy prime-minister, minister of defence of Czech Republic Martin Bartak arrived in Yerevan on an official visit. After the official meeting ceremony at the RA MoD Administrative Complex a tête-à-tête of the ministers of defence of the two countries took place, which was followed by a broader meeting of the delegations. During the meeting the present state and the future prospects of the Armenian-Czech cooperation in the defence sector were discussed. They underlined the importance of developing the cooperation bilaterally, as well as in the frames of international boards.

The spheres of military industry, international peace, military education, and others were emphasized as mutually beneficial spheres for cooperation. Agreements were reached about mutual visits and exchange of experience and information. Seyran Ohanyan and Martin Bartak signed an agreement between the RA Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Defence of Czech Republic on military cooperation. On the same day the RA President Serzh Sargsyan received the deputy prime-minister, minister of defence of Czech Republic Martin Bartak. They expressed an opinion that in the frames of the European and Euro Atlantic boards the two countries have a great potential for cooperation. The RA President underlined that Armenia realizes the importance of active cooperation with Czech Republic in the defence sector – the visit of Martin Bartak gives a wonderful chance for putting the present intentions into practice. The minister of defence of Czech Republic, in his turn, stated that the agreement on military cooperation signed in Yerevan opens up new prospects for interactions. The RA President via deputy prime-minister Martin Bartak thanked the Czech Republic for its objectivity in the Nagorno Kharabakh issue. In the frames of the visit the deputy prime-minister, minister of defence of Czech Republic Martin Bartak visited Tsitsernakaberd (Swallow Fortress) Memorial in respect to the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide. The group of businessmen and representatives of the military industrial sector visited the RA military industrial factories and observed the capacities of this sector. The members of the delegation met the RA deputy minister of defence, chief of the RA MoD directorate of logistics A. Mirzabekyan and the chiefs of the corresponding departments. A number of agreements were reached on developing the cooperation in the military industrial sector. In the evening of 26 March the delegation headed by the deputy prime-minister, minister of defence of Czech Republic Martin Bartak left Yerevan. RA MoD Department of Information and Public Affairs