Office of Military Attache to be established at Armenian
embassy in Germany in 2010
20-11-2009 22:00:00 | Armenia | Politics
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. A meeting of the RA
Minister of Defence Seyran Ohanian and the newly-appointed
German Ambassador to Armenia Hans Yochen Schmidt took place on
November 17. The sides stressed that the bilateral cooperation,
including in the defence sphere, is developing with every
passing year, covering new and new fields. In this connection,
they expressed a high opinion about the activities of the
Military Attache of Germany to Armenia, Colonel Paulus.
Armenian-German cooperation is deepening in such fields as
military education, medicine, justice, peacekeeping. With the
support of the German side, a German Language Center was set up
and functions at the RA Ministry of Defence. The annual program
of bilateral cooperation includes mutual visits, expert
discussions, and training courses. It is envisaged establishing
an Office of Military Attache at the Armenian embassy in Germany
in 2010.
According to the Information and PR Department of the RA
Ministry of Defence, at the conclusion of the meeting Seyran
Ohanian handed two letters to the German ambassador: a
congratulatory letter for the new Defence Minister of Germany Dr.
Guttenberg and a letter of thanks for the former Defence Minister
Dr. Jung.