On May 13, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia, Suren Papikyan, met with the United Kingdom’s Minister for the Armed Forces, Luke Pollard, in Berlin, Germany, reports Armenia’s Defense Ministry (MoD).
During the meeting, they discussed key areas of Armenia-United Kingdom cooperation in the defense sector and prospects for further development.
Both sides expressed their willingness to give new impetus to bilateral cooperation by appointing defense attachés in each country.
Additionally, they addressed issues concerning regional and international security.
As part of his working visit to Germany, Armenia’s Defense Minister Suren Papikyan also held informal meetings with several of his counterparts, including the Defense Ministers of China, Kazakhstan, and Georgia, as well as the UN Secretary-General and the Federal Foreign Minister of Germany.
Earlier that day, Suren Papikyan participated in the Peacekeeping Ministerial in Berlin.