YEREVAN. – The President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, on Thursday met with the visiting Minister of National Defence of Greece, Panagiotis “Panos” Kammenos.
The President welcomed the guest to Armenia, and expressed the hope that the Greek minister will have constructive and productive meetings in capital city Yerevan, giving new impetus to cooperation of the two friendship states in the area of defense, which has traditionally been one of the cornerstones of Armenian-Greek state relations.
Highlighting that the warm relations between Armenia and Greece were formed on a strong historical basis, Sargsyan stressed the importance of common approaches toward different issues of international agenda, and the role of Greece in the context of Armenia-EU and RA-NATO relations, and cooperation in peacekeeping.
The President highly valued the regular reciprocal visits between the defense ministries of the two countries, which, in his words, enable to discuss the prospects for cooperation. Serzh Sargsyan also welcomed the agreements reached during Minister Kammenos’ visit, and which are aimed at deepening and invigorating bilateral cooperation.
The Minister of National Defence of Greece, for his part, thanked the President for the warm welcome he received in Armenia and the mutual readiness to develop cooperation in the area of defense. He assured the President of Armenia that excellent cooperation has been established with the Ministry of Defense of Armenia, and that Armenian-Greek military and technical cooperation will continue to grow through mutual efforts, including military education and peacekeeping.
At the ensuing talk, the parties spoke about the regional and international security issues and challenges, and the current phase in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.