YEREVAN. – Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan on Friday had a protocol meeting with Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Reisi, Iran’s outgoing Military Attaché in Armenia, Colonel Hamid Reza Mirza, and newly appointed Military Attaché, Colonel Seyed Hossein Vahidi Sheikh.

Ambassador Reisi formally introduced the newly appointed military attaché to the Armenian minister of defense.

Subsequently, the interlocutors discussed Armenian-Iranian cooperation, matters of mutual interest, regional issues, and the avenues for resolving conflicts.

At the end of the talk, Ohanyan thanked Iran’s outgoing military attaché for contributing to the development of cooperation between the defense ministries of the two countries, and wished the newly appointed military attaché success while carrying out his duties in Armenia.