Armenian-Cypriot military cooperation program is signed

NEWS.AM
April 30, 2012 | 15:38

YEREVAN. – A Cypriot delegation, led by Christos Malikidis – First
Deputy Defense Minister and Cypriot Co-Chair of the Armenian-Cypriot
Intergovernmental Commission on Military and Militaro-Technical
Cooperation – , is in Armenia these days.

The aforementioned Commission’s inaugural session was held Monday at
Armenia’s MOD, and it was chaired by the Commission’s Armenian
Co-Chair, Deputy Defense Minister Alik Mirzabekyan, the MOD informed
Armenian News-NEWS.am.

At the end of the session, Malikidis and Mirzabekyan signed the 2012
Armenian-Cypriot International Military Cooperation Program.

On the same day, the Commission Co-Chairs were received by Defense
Minister Seyran Ohanyan. The Minister stressed the two countries’
strong militaro-political ties, and the vast opportunities for
military and militaro-technical cooperation.

They underscored that despite having limited resources and same
challenges, Armenia and Cyprus have a great role to play in
international relations, and they carry out mutually-agreed
activities.