ARMENIA, ROMANIA WILLING TO DEEPEN MILITARY COOPERATION

armradio.am
09.07.2008 15:18

On July 9 RA Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan received the Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania to Armenia, Mr. Chrina
Prunariu and Lieutenant Colonel Corneliu Calistru on the occasion of
the latter’s appointment as Romania’s Military Attaché in Armenia.

At the beginning of the meeting Seyran Ohanyan congratulated the
newly appointed Military Attaché, expressing hope that the bilateral
military cooperation will further expand during the latter’s tenure in
office and wished him success in carrying out his mission in Armenia.

The newly appointed Military Attaché thanked the Defense Minister
for good wishes and assured that he will continue the work of his
predecessor, Lieutenant Colonel Radu Philip, with new vigor to have
the bilateral cooperation reach a qualitatively new level.

The parties turned to the political and economic cooperation between
the two countries, underlining the necessity to deepen this cooperation
especially in the military field.

Seyran Ohanyan noted that Armenia expresses willingness to develop
the cooperation especially in the field of peacekeeping, maximally
supporting the operations in Afghanistan, as well.

The Minister attached importance to the cooperation in the
military-educational sphere, underlining the existing broad
opportunities.

The existing potential of cooperation between the defense agencies
of the two countries demands taking more practical steps.

The parties spoke about the reforms implemented in Armenia through
joint programs with European structures, especially within the
framework of the Individual Partnership Action Plan with NATO,
stressing that the defense reforms in Armenia should be implemented
in compliance with Euro-Atlantic standards.

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