YEREVAN. – Along the lines of his visit to the Belarusian capital Minsk, Armenia’s National Security Council (NSC) Secretary Arthur Baghdasaryan toured the Tractor Plant of Minsk, during which the parties discussed the establishment of Belarusian tractor service centers in Armenia, NSC Press Service informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.   

Also in Minsk, Arthur Baghdasaryan met with the Belarusian Minister of Agriculture and Food, Mikhail Rusy. The interlocutors examined matters concerning food safety and bilateral cooperation in the agricultural sector.

Baghdasaryan also met with the Belarusian Minister of Defense, Yuri Zhadobin, during which they discussed the deepening of Armenian-Belarusian ties in the defense sector.        

Armenia’s NSC Secretary is scheduled to meet with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, too, and the Armenian National Security Council and the Belarusian Security Council are expected to sign the 2012-2013 Cooperation Program.