mediamax, Armenia
March 26 2010

Armenia, Czech Republic sign military cooperation accord

Yerevan, 26 March: Defence ministers of Armenia and the Czech
Republic, Seyran Ohanyan and Martin Bartak [respectively], signed an
agreement on military cooperation between the ministries of defence of
the two countries in Yerevan today.

Speaking at a breafing on results of bilateral talks, Ohanyan said the
document signed has set legal basis for development of military
cooperation between Armenia and Czech republic and that leadership of
both counties ascribes importance to this, the Mediamax news agency
reports.

The Armenian defence minister expressed the hope that the visit of his
Czech colleague will boost the shift of bilateral cooperation to a
qualitatively new level. Ohanyan noted significance of Armenian-Czech
cooperation, both at bilateral level and in the framework of
all-European organizations.

The Armenian minister said that the agreement includes various lines
of cooperation, among which the military industry sector has a special
place. Besides, cooperation in military-technical, expert,
consultative, historical, peacekeeping, educational, medical and other
spheres is envisaged. Ohanyan said annual cooperation programmes will
be developed in the framework of the agreement on practical and
mutually beneficial conditions.

The Czech vice president, Defence Minister Bartak said that his
country, being a NATO member, has many years of experience in the
sphere of military education and training and is ready to share it
with Armenia. He said some Armenian military officers have already
passed training in one of Czech military centers. The Czech defence
minister said that Czech Republic has accumulated experience on
upgrading facilities inherited from the times of the Warsaw Pact.