Athens News Agency
Oct 6 2005

DM meets with Armenian political leaders
YEREVAN, 6/10/2005 (ANA)

Defense Minister Spilios Spiliotopoulos met with Armenian officials
on Wednesday during his visit to Erevan.
Spiliotopoulos met separately with Armenian President Robert
Kocharian, Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan and Armenian
Defense Minister Serzh Sargsyan.

The Greek minister reiterated Greece’s support regarding Armenia’s
aspirations to join NATO, while on a bilateral level, both sides
agreed to strengthen existing military cooperation.

A committee was created which will investigate how this can be
achieved.

Spiliotopoulos announced that Greece will provide defense materiel to
Armenia’s Peace Corps, while a Greek C-130 military plane will
transport Armenian soldiers who will replace peace-keeping forces
currently in Kosovo.

The defense minister also met with Patriarch of Armenia Garegin and
visited the Tsitsernakaberd Monument where he laid a wreath and
planted a tree in memory of the victims of the Armenian genocide.

Armenian President Robert Kocharian is expected to visit Athens in
November.