Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan on Thursday received Japanese Ambassador to Armenia Masanori Fukushima and Japan's military attache to Armenia Kensuke Yoshida.

First, the Armenian Minister of Defense congratulated the ambassador and the military attache on the occasion of the Japanese National Day, the Ministry of Defense of Armenia informs Armenian News-NEWS.am.

During the meeting, the latest regional developments were touched upon.

The opportunities for bilateral cooperation between Armenia and Japan in the defense sector, as well as matters related to regional security, were discussed, too.