The delegation headed by Minister of Defense of Iraq Juma Inad Saadoun Khattab arrived in Armenia on March 24.
The official welcoming ceremony for the Iraqi Defense Minister took place at the RA Ministry of Defense on March 25. Thereafter, the Armenian and Iraqi defense ministers held a private meeting, followed by an extended-format meeting.
The officials discussed the Armenian-Iraqi cooperation prospects in defense sector, attached importance to the cooperation opportunities in a number of spheres of mutual interest, such as experience exchange, regular military-political consultations, and military engineering cooperation.
Regional security-related issues were also discussed during the meeting. Defense Minister of Armenia Vagharshak Harutyunyan presented the current situation caused by the recent military operations and the implementation process of agreements reached after the cessation of hostilities.
The Armenian and Iraqi defense ministers signed an agreement on cooperation plans between the two ministries in the defense field, outlining 13 sectors for cooperation. According to the document, a memorandum of understanding on the defense cooperation is also expected to be signed between the two defense ministries.
The Iraqi delegation also visited today the Armenian Genocide Memorial (Tsitsernakaberd) in Yerevan to pay tribute to the memory of the innocent victims.
