THE RA MINISTER OF DEFENCE RECEIVED THE AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

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15.0 9.09

On the 15th of September, 2009 the RA Minister of Defence Seyran
Ohanyan received the ambassador of the Republic of Belarus to Armenia
Stepan Sukhorenko.

Greeting the ambassador S. Ohanyan stated with satisfaction that the
Armenian-Belarusian military and military-technological relations
continue to develop, a proof of which are the events and visits in
the frames of the cooperation program signed between the defence
departments of the two countries. They also pointed out that the
two countries successfully cooperate in the frames of the CIS and
CSTO. In this context they underlined the importance of the "West
2009" operative-tactical military training, which is to take place
on the 26th-29th of September in the Republic of Belarus, in which
the sub-units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the
Republic of Belarus will take part. The abovementioned training are the
second round of the joint military trainings of the operative groups
of the sub-units of the Armed Forces of the CSTO member states, Fast
Reaction Collective Forces, CSTO secretariat, Joint Staff, Forces and
Means of the Collective Security System, where the operative group
of the RA Ministry of Defence will also be present.

During the meeting they also discussed issues regarding the present20
state of the bilateral relations and the perspectives of strengthening
them in the military sphere.