A Russian delegation headed by Konstantin Birulev, Deputy Director of the RF Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation, arrived for a three-day visit to Armenia to discuss further development of Armenian-Russian military cooperation.

Participating in the meeting were also OSCE Deputy Secretary General Valeri Semerikov, Council Chairman, OSCE Interstate Commission for Military and Economic Cooperation, Alexander Nozdrachev, as well as the managers of a number of enterprises of Russia’s military-industrial complex.

The press service of the RA National Security Council informed NEWS.am that Council Secretary Artur Baghdasaryan discussed with the Russian delegation the development of the military-industrial complex, establishment of Armenian-Russian enterprises under military and technical cooperation agreement.

He pointed out the importance of including the enterprises of Armenia’s military industrial complex in the Russian-Belarusian financial-industrial group Defense Systems.

The Russian delegation also visited the Gyumri air base, Slatsk and Avtogen-M enterprises in Vanadzor, machine-tool plant in Charentsavan and Patnesh enterprise in Hrazdan.

OSCE Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha arrived in Armenia as well. On July 20, the sides are to discuss the implementation of decisions made at the CSTO Council’s session last month.