YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. A meeting of the RA Minister of Defence Seyran Ohanian and the newly-appointed German Ambassador to Armenia Hans Yochen Schmidt took place on November 17. The sides stressed that the bilateral cooperation, including in the defence sphere, is developing with every passing year, covering new and new fields. In this connection, they expressed a high opinion about the activities of the Military Attache of Germany to Armenia, Colonel Paulus. Armenian-German cooperation is deepening in such fields as military education, medicine, justice, peacekeeping. With the support of the German side, a German Language Center was set up and functions at the RA Ministry of Defence. The annual program of bilateral cooperation includes mutual visits, expert discussions, and training courses. It is envisaged establishing an Office of Military Attache at the Armenian embassy in Germany in 2010. According to the Information and PR Department of the RA Ministry of Defence, at the conclusion of the meeting Seyran Ohanian handed two letters to the German ambassador: a congratulatory letter for the new Defence Minister of Germany Dr. Guttenberg and a letter of thanks for the former Defence Minister Dr. Jung.

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