Despite the security challenges along its borders, Armenia is determined to continue with the same volume its engagement in the NATO-led “Decisive Support” mission in Afghanistan, until the mission is completed.
Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanyan on Monday noted the aforementioned at the ongoing Berlin meeting of the defense ministers of the countries that are engaged in the Northern Command of the above-said mission.
The Ministry of Defense of Armenia informed Armenian News-NEWS.am that Ohanyan, speaking at the event, expressed the hope that thanks to active support of the international coalition, new accomplishments would soon be achieved toward lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan.
In Berlin, the Armenian defense minister also met with chairman of the Defence Committee of the German Bundestag, Wolfgang Hellmich, and Germany’s coordinator for Russia, Central Asia, and Eastern Partnership policy, Gernot Erler.
The parties discussed regional security issues and their threats and challenges as well as Armenian-German cooperation in defense sector.
Seyran Ohanyan briefed his interlocutors on the situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, and the Armenian party’s positions on the avenues for the resolution of this conflict.
The Armenian defense minister added that the mutual trust between Armenia and Germany in defense sector promotes the development of bilateral ties and cooperation in several other domains, too.
