YEREVAN, OCTOBER 29, ARMENPRESS. Armenia and Greece make the cooperation in the field of defense closer, opening a new page in the political-military relationship.  The Minister of National Defense of Greece Dimitris Avramopoulos pointed out it at the press conference convoked in the Administrative Complex of the Defense Ministry of the Republic of Armenia on October 29. “My visit marks the opening of a new section within the frames of  our cooperation not only in the field of defense: taking into consideration the fact that I was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece in the past, we will make attempts to create new areas in the field of political cultural, economic and of course defense cooperation,” the Minister of National Defense of Greece Dimitris Avramopoulos stated as reported by Armenpress.

Dimitris Avramopoulos pointed out that the first aim of his visit is the integration of the defense system of the two countries. The minister also spoke about Armenian-Greek long-term friendly relationship. He underscored that the Armenian-Greek bilateral relations are based on the mutual respect, unity and friendship.

The Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia  Seyran Ohanyan pointed out that at the course of the bilateral discussions the sides touched upon the problems related to the global and regional security. “Today during the discussions we confirmed once more that all the measures planned for 2013 were carried out which serve as a basis for the development of our relationship in 2014,” the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia  Seyran Ohanyan said congratulating the Armenian people for the National holiday celebrated on October 28.  Seyran Ohanyan promised that the high-level visits will be permanent.