YEREVAN. – The Japanese side stands ready to collaborate with Armenia in the defense sector.
Japanese Ambassador Eiji Taguchi stated the aforementioned at his talk with Seyran Ohanyan, the Minister of Defense of Armenia.
Ohanyan on Tuesday received Ambassador Taguchi as well as Japan’s Military Attaché, Colonel Kazuya Ono—whose diplomatic residence is in Moscow—, on his accreditation to Armenia.
Seyran Ohanyan congratulated Colonel Ono on his accreditation. The minister also wished him productive work, and expressed the hope that new prospects will be opened for the development of Armenian-Japanese defense cooperation.
Eiji Taguchi, in turn, noted that Japan is ready to collaborate, and expressed the hope that respective progress will be achieved in the near future.
The interlocutors also conferred on regional security issues.
Source: news.am