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OFFICE OF MILITARY ATTACHE TO BE ESTABLISHED AT ARMENIAN EMBASSY IN GERMANY IN 2010
NOYAN TAPAN
NOVEMBER 20, 2009
YEREVAN
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.
NOYAN TAPAN
NOVEMBER 20, 2009
YEREVAN
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.