RA DEFENCE MINISTER MEETS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF ARMENIAN COMMUNITY OF FRANCE
Noyan Tapan
Feb 9, 2010
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 9, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. A delegation led
by RA Defence Minister Seyran Ohanian arrived in Paris on February
8 at the invitation of Defence Minister of France H. Morin. During
his stay S. Ohanian will have meetings with the Defence Minister of
France, Head of the General Headquarters of Armed Forces, Chairman
of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Security, Defence and
Internal Affairs, Head of the Military Office of the French President,
Director and experts of the Fund for National Studies, representatives
of the Armenian community. The RA Defence Minister will also visit
military-educational institutions of France, armed forces subdivisions.
According to the RA Defence Ministry Press Office, signing of
a cooperation document is envisaged in Paris, which will create
legal bases for carrying out cooperation between the two countries'
Defence Ministries.
Within the framework of the visit, on February 8, S. Ohanian met with
representatives of more than 20 organizations of the Armenian community
of France. During the meeting S. Ohanian presented the 18-year history
of the RA armed forces, attached importance to the role of Diasporan
Armenians in the issue of full establishment of RA armed forces,
touched upon the reforms proceeding in the RA Armed Forces. The
RA Defence Minister also answered questions of representatives of
Armenian community of France, spoke about prospects of expanding the
role of Diasporan Armenians in the army building sphere.
Noyan Tapan
Feb 9, 2010
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 9, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. A delegation led
by RA Defence Minister Seyran Ohanian arrived in Paris on February
8 at the invitation of Defence Minister of France H. Morin. During
his stay S. Ohanian will have meetings with the Defence Minister of
France, Head of the General Headquarters of Armed Forces, Chairman
of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Security, Defence and
Internal Affairs, Head of the Military Office of the French President,
Director and experts of the Fund for National Studies, representatives
of the Armenian community. The RA Defence Minister will also visit
military-educational institutions of France, armed forces subdivisions.
According to the RA Defence Ministry Press Office, signing of
a cooperation document is envisaged in Paris, which will create
legal bases for carrying out cooperation between the two countries'
Defence Ministries.
Within the framework of the visit, on February 8, S. Ohanian met with
representatives of more than 20 organizations of the Armenian community
of France. During the meeting S. Ohanian presented the 18-year history
of the RA armed forces, attached importance to the role of Diasporan
Armenians in the issue of full establishment of RA armed forces,
touched upon the reforms proceeding in the RA Armed Forces. The
RA Defence Minister also answered questions of representatives of
Armenian community of France, spoke about prospects of expanding the
role of Diasporan Armenians in the army building sphere.