THE DELEGATION HEADED BY THE DEPUTY PRIME-MINISTER, MINISTER OF DEFENCE OF CZECH REPUBLIC MARTIN BARTAK MAKES AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO ARMENIA

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26. 03.10

By the invitation of the RA Minister of Defence Seyran Ohanyan on 26
March the delegation headed by the deputy prime-minister, minister
of defence of Czech Republic Martin Bartak arrived in Yerevan on an
official visit. After the official meeting ceremony at the RA MoD
Administrative Complex a tete-a-tete of the ministers of defence of
the two countries took place, which was followed by a broader meeting
of the delegations. During the meeting the present state and the future
prospects of the Armenian-Czech cooperation in the defence sector were
discussed. They underlined the importance of developing the cooperation
bilaterally, as well as in the frames of international boards.

The spheres of military industry, international peace, military
education, and others were emphasized as mutually beneficial spheres
for cooperation. Agreements were reached about mutual visits and
exchange of experience and information. Seyran Ohanyan and Martin
Bartak signed an agreement between the RA Ministry of Defence and the
Ministry of Defence of Czech Republic on military cooperation. On
the same day the RA President Serzh Sargsyan received the deputy
prime-minister, minister of defence of Czech Republic Martin Bartak.

They expressed an opinion that in the frames of the European and
Euro Atlantic boards the two countries have a great potential for
cooperation. The RA President underlined that Armenia realizes the
importance of active cooperation with Czech Republic in the defence
sector – the visit of Martin Bartak gives a wonderful chance for
putting the present intentions into practice. The minister of defence
of Czech Republic, in his turn, stated that the agreement on military
cooperation signed in Yerevan opens up new prospects for interactions.

The RA President via deputy prime-minister Martin Bartak thanked the
Czech Republic for its objectivity in the Nagorno Kharabakh issue.

In the frames of the visit the deputy prime-minister, minister
of defence of Czech Republic Martin Bartak visited Tsitsernakaberd
(Swallow Fortress) Memorial in respect to the memory of the victims of
the Armenian Genocide. The group of businessmen and representatives
of the military industrial sector visited the RA military industrial
factories and observed the capacities of this sector. The members
of the delegation met the RA deputy minister of defence, chief of
the RA MoD directorate of logistics A. Mirzabekyan and the chiefs of
the corresponding departments. A number of agreements were reached on
developing the cooperation in the military industrial sector. In the
evening of 26 March the delegation headed by the deputy prime-minister,
minister of defence of Czech Republic Martin Bartak left Yerevan.