YEREVAN, JANUARY 29, ARMENPRESS.  Defense Minister of Armenia Davit Tonoyan received on January 29 the delegation led by General Director of "Kalashnikov" Concern Andrei Baryshnikov.

As ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of the Defense Ministry of Armenia, greeting the guests, Minister Tonoyan highlighted the cooperation of Armenian military industrial companies with “Kalashnikov” Concern and expressed readiness to support all the initiatives aimed at the joint military production.  

Congratulating on Army Day and thanking for the invitation to participate in the official reception dedicated to the 27tha anniversary of the establishment of the Armenian army, Baryshnikov presented to the Armenian Defense Minister the implementation process of the initiatives with Armenian partners in the sidelines of CSTO cooperation. Particularly, the General Director of "Kalashnikov" Concern informed that final details of the production of new assault rifles have already been clarified.

Edited and translated by Tigran Sirekanyan