Armenian acting Defense Minister meets with his Russian counterpart in Moscow
The acting Minister of Defense of Armenia military Vagharshak Harutyunyan held a working meeting with Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu in Moscow, Ria Novosty news agency reported.
"We are strengthening our military cooperation both in the bilateral format and within the framework of international structures, first of all, the CSTO," Sergei Shoigu said, opening the working meeting.The Russian Defence Minister congratulated Vagharshak Harutyunyan and the entire Armenian people on the state holiday — Republic Day.
"I want to congratulate you on the national holiday, which is celebrated today by the whole Republic, and on this day you found it possible to come to Moscow, this shows that relations between our countries are still at a very high level, and we continue to develop and deepen our strategic partnership," the head of the Russian military department said, as quoted by the source.