Armenian defence minister discusses military ties with German envoy

Public Television of Armenia, Yerevan
22 Sep 04

Armenian Defence Minister Serzh Sarkisyan received today the
newly-appointed Polish ambassador to Armenia, Tomasz Knothe. They
discussed the implementation of the agreements reached during
Sarkisyan’s recent visit to Warsaw.

Defence Minister Serzh Sarkisyan and the German ambassador to Armenia,
Heike-Renate Peitsch, discussed today the establishment of the legal
foundations for military cooperation between Armenia and Germany.

We regard ourselves as part of the European fold and view cooperation
with NATO as part of Armenia’s security, Serzh Sarkisyan announced.

The German ambassador also spoke about the possibility of training
Armenian officers at Hamburg’s military school. The ambassador
expressed the hope that beneficial cooperation between Armenia and
Germany will be possible not only in the military sphere but in other
spheres as well.

[Video showed both meetings]

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress