Seryan Ohanyan meets the French Defense Minister

The information and public relations department of the RA Defense Ministry informed that on February 8 the delegation headed by the Minister of Defense of Armenia, Seyran Ohanyan, arrived in Paris. Within the framework of the visit Seyran Ohanyan is expected to meet French Defense Minister, Chief of Defense Staff, General Jean-Louis Georgelin, Military Joint Chief of Staff to President of French Republic, Admiral Edouard Guillaud, the Chairman of the Assembly's defense and armed forces committee Guy Tessier, principal and experts of the Strategic Research Fund.

The RA Defense Minister will also visit military educational institutions and AF sub-units of France. The signing of a cooperation document is expected in Paris. It will create legal bases for bilateral cooperation between the defense departments of the two countries.

On the 8th of February, in the frames of the visit, Seyran Ohanyan met the representatives of over 20 organization of the Armenian community in France. During the meeting Seyran Ohanyan spoke about the 18 years’ history of the Armenian Armed Forces, underlined the role of Diaspora in the development of the Armenian Army, and touched upon the principles of the reforms implemented in the Armed Forces.