Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Army General Valery Gerasimov held talks with Chief of the General Staff of Armenia Artak Davtyan, RIA Novosti reports.
“I am glad to welcome you in Moscow. Armenia is a key ally and partner of Russia in South Caucasus,” said the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces at the beginning of the talks.
Gerasimov stated that the countries are strengthening cooperation both on a bilateral basis and within the framework of international structures, and first of all the CSTO.
The high level of bilateral relations indicator, according to him, “is the functioning of the 102nd Russian military base on the territory of Armenia.”
“We continue to train qualified personnel in the universities of the Russian Ministry of Defense,” Gerasimov said. He added that during the coronavirus pandemic in Armenia, assistance was provided in diagnosing servicemen of the Armenian armed forces. In total, more than 22 thousand medical research have been carried out.
“Representatives of the Armenian Defense Ministry annually take part in large-scale events of the Russian Defense Ministry, and delegations are always represented at a high level,” Gerasimov said.
He noted that the 9th Moscow Conference on International Security, the International Army Games and the Army-2021 International Military-technical forum are being held this year. “We are expecting to see the delegations and teams of the armed forces of the Republic of Armenia at these events, as well as a unit at the strategic command-staff exercise West-2021,” said the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces.
“Today we have an opportunity to discuss bilateral cooperation in the defense sector,” Gerasimov concluded.
