YEREVAN. – Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan on Monday received Austria’s Ambassador to Armenia Alois Kraut, Honorary Consul to Armenia Aram Marutyan and military attaché of the embassy Helmut Fellner.

Minister Ohanyan congratulated diplomats on Austria’s national holiday, the Ministry reported.

The sides discussed issues related to bilateral cooperation in defense sector.  

Ambassador Kraut assured that Austria is ready to develop cooperation with Armenian Ministry.  In his turn, Minister Ohanyan noted that despite the Armenian-Austrian contacts on defense are not that active, there are real prospects for establishment of cooperation with the Ministry of Defense and Sport of Austria as well as with Austrian Development Agency.

The sides discussed regional security issues.