The delegation headed by the Chief of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Onik Gasparyan is in Moscow to take part in the solemn closing ceremony of the "International Army Games-2020" competitions.
Spokeswoman for the Armenian Defense Minister Shushan Stepanyan stated this on her Facebook page.
Within the framework of the visit, the Chief of General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Onik Gasparyan met with the Chief of General Staff of the RF Armed Forces - First Deputy Minister of Defense, Army General Valery Gerasimov.
Issues of bilateral military cooperation were discussed.
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank for supporting Armenia in the fight against coronavirus"
"The group of specialists of the Russian Armed Forces, who arrived in Armenia, has done a lot of work for about 5 months to prevent the coronavirus, for which we are very grateful. Russia is our strategic partner, and we attach special importance to the development of Armenian-Russian interstate relations.
I would like to emphasize that we are connected with Russia not only by the military-political alliance, but also by the friendly ties of our peoples, our common history, our common victories against the enemy, of which we are proud. And, of course, Armenia and Russia are connected by common state interests", Onik Gasparyan said in his speech.
In his turn, the Chief of General Staff of the RF Armed Forces, General Valery Gerasimov, in particular, noted:
"Armenia is Russia's ally and key partner In the Transcaucasia. The military cooperation between our two countries is developing both bilaterally and within the framework of international structures, first of all, the CSTO.
I would like to thank you for the participation of the RA Armed Forces in the military parade organized on June 24 on the occasion of Victory Day in Red Square and for the high level of training of your servicemen".
