DEFENSE MINISTER MEETS WITH HIS FRENCH COUNTERPART

Aysor
Feb 11 2010
Armenia

Armenia’s Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian met yesterday with his
French counterpart Herve Morin, a spokesperson for Armenia’s Defense
Ministry said.

The parties held a talk, followed by negotiations between the Armenian
and French delegations. The sides discussed issues of the military
cooperation; items of regional, European, and international security;
programs in the framework of Armenia-France defense relations.

After talks, the parties signed an agreement on the bilateral defense
cooperation which will let the military ties between the countries
enter into force. Minister Seyran Ohanian invited Herve Morin to pay
a visit to Armenia.

It’s worth mentioning, that Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian was also
hosted by Guy Tessier, the then-President of the Defense Commission
in the French National Assembly. The officials discussed reforms
in the field of defense, and stressed the importance of development
and strengthening of the basis of public and legislative control in
relation to the armed forces.

On his visit, Minister Seyran Ohanian also attended one of the leading
military universities in Europe, the Command and General Staff College
of France.