YEREVAN. – A Cypriot delegation, led by Christos Malikidis—First Deputy Defense Minister and Cypriot Co-Chair of the Armenian-Cypriot Intergovernmental Commission on Military and Militaro-Technical Cooperation—, is in Armenia these days.

The aforementioned Commission’s inaugural session was held Monday at Armenia’s MOD, and it was chaired by the Commission’s Armenian Co-Chair, Deputy Defense Minister Alik Mirzabekyan, the MOD informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

At the end of the session, Malikidis and Mirzabekyan signed the 2012 Armenian-Cypriot International Military Cooperation Program.

On the same day, the Commission Co-Chairs were received by Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan. The Minister stressed the two countries’ strong militaro-political ties, and the vast opportunities for military and militaro-technical cooperation.

They underscored that despite having limited resources and same challenges, Armenia and Cyprus have a great role to play in international relations, and they carry out mutually-agreed activities.