On May 14, Armenia’s Acting Defense Minister Vagharshak Harutyunyan received Commander of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces, Army General Alexander Dvornikov who arrived in Armenia on a working visit (the 102nd Russian military base in Armenia is under the jurisdiction of the Southern Military District).
During the meeting the current situation in Armenia’s Syunik province and its solution ways, as well as the reforms launched in the Armenian Armed Forces were discussed. The sides also spoke about regional security issues.
The officials highly appreciated the level of the bilateral military cooperation and expressed confidence that the outlined programs will be implemented on time and in full scale.
