Prospects of Armenian-Italian cooperation in defence sector discussed

6 October, 2017 17:04
Armenian Defence Minister Vigen Sargsyan received on October 6 Italian Ambassador to Armenia Giovanni Ricciulli.

 The parties discussed issues of mutual interest in the defence sector and prospects of cooperation. It was emphasized that the Armenian-Italian defence cooperation agenda is quite extensive and that the cooperation has been developing dynamically in recent years. As the best demonstration of cooperation and mutual trust between the two countries, the parties mentioned the joint service carried out in Lebanon since 2014 as part of the UNIFIL mission.

Other issues related to the regional security and of mutual interest were also discussed at the meeting.