The meeting was also attended by the military attaché for defense of the Chinese Embassy in Armenia, senior colonel Sun Jilun and his assistant.

The ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China congratulated Arshak Karapetyan on his appointment as Minister of Defence and wished him new success in his responsible state mission.

During the meeting, the RA Minister of Defence informed ambassador Fan Yun about the regional situation, presented the recent developments in the RA border regions.

The parties praised the Armenian-Chinese cooperation in political, economic, humanitarian, educational and other spheres. The process of bilateral cooperation in the field of defense and future programs were also discussed.