YEREVAN. – Armenia’s Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan on Wednesday received a NATO delegation led by Ambassador Huseyin Dirioz, NATO’s Assistant Secretary General for Defense Policy and Planning.  

The NATO delegation’s visit to Armenia is interlinked with NATO joint group’s visit to the country, MOD informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.      

The parties reflected on the main directions of the cooperation between Armenian MOD and NATO, and Armenian peacekeepers’ involvement in NATO-led operations.   

They also recorded Armenian MOD’s progress, and pointed to the priority directions of cooperation with NATO.  

Ambassador Dirioz expressed NATO’s readiness to increase its consultative and expert support to Armenia in the defense sector.    

Also, the parties exchanged views on the main issues that are on the agenda of NATO’s next summit to be held in Chicago.