YEREVAN, MARCH 4, ARMENPRESS. The Defense Ministers of Armenia and Greece discussed international and regional security challenges during the meeting held in Yerevan.

Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan said during a joint press conference with his Greek colleague.

"In this context, it should be noted that the two countries have the same approaches and outlooks towards strengthening the regional and international security environment, which was once again confirmed during our discussions.

With my  colleague, we discussed also Armenia-Cyprus-Greece cooperation in the trilateral format,'' the Defense Minister said.

According to the minister, during the discussion they underscored the close cooperation of the two countries within the framework of international organizations, particularly the EU and NATO.

I would like to emphasize specifically that Greece was the first country to pave the way for Armenia in relations with European organizations and states, participation in international missions and various defense sector affairs," said Papikyan.