YEREVAN. – President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, who is in Italy on an official visit, on Thursday met with Roberta Pinotti, the Italian Minister of Defense.

The interlocutors discussed the avenues for expanding collaboration within the framework of the bilateral military cooperation agreement, which the two countries have signed, informed the Press Office of the President of Armenia.

They also underscored the fact that Armenia-Italy military cooperation includes peacekeeping.

In addition, Sargsyan highly praised Italy’s providing scholarships to Armenian military servicemen.

The Armenian President and the Italian defense minister also exchanged views on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and security and stability in the South Caucasus.

Following the talk, Serzh Sargsyan and Roberta Pinotti participated in a videoconference with Armenian and Italian soldiers conducting a joint peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, and under the auspices of the United Nations.