The security issues in Syunik are discussed

On the evening of March 23, RA Defence Minister Vagharshak Harutyunyan had a telephone conversation with the Head of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov, during which issues related to the Armenian-Russian military cooperation, in particular, joint actions of the Armenian-Russian joint military groups, also a number of issues related to the solution of security issues in Syunik were discussed.

Reference was made to the programs of modernization and large-scale reform of the Armed Forces of Armenia. Vagharshak Harutyunyan and Valery Gerasimov agreed on the upcoming visit of a high-ranking delegation of the Russian Federation to Armenia in the near future for more detailed discussions on these issues and holding negotiations.