The subsequent 71st session of the Defense Ministers of CIS member-states took place in Moscow Wednesday.

The session was attended by the Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan.

At the session, a number of documents regulating the cooperation between the defense ministries of CIS member-states were discussed. In addition, the work carried out in 2016 was concluded and the joint working directions for 2017 were identified.

As a result of the session, decisions were adopted on the common CIS Air Defense System, development of communication systems, humanitarian demining, preparation of military cadres, combat readiness and joint field exercises, as well as implementation of military and sports, educational and other joint programs.  

In the framework of the session, Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan had bilateral meeting with the Russian Defense Minister and Army Commander, Sergei Shoygu, and Belarus Defense Minister, Lieutenant General Andrey Ravkov.

At the meeting of the Armenian and Russian defense ministers, an agreement on United Military Group of Russian and Armenian armed forces was signed. The sides also confirmed the 2017 cooperation program between the Armenian and Russian Defense Ministries.   

During the meeting with Belarusian Defense Minster, the 2017 cooperation program between the defense agencies of the two states was signed. 

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