Minister of Defense of Suren Papikyan on Friday received his Georgian colleague, Juansher Burchuladze, who is in Armenia on an official visit.

During the welcoming ceremony at the Ministry of Defense (MoD) of Armenia, the national anthems of the two countries were played, the MoD informs Armenian News-NEWS.am.

An expanded meeting was followed after the tête-à-tête conversation of the two defense ministers.

The interlocutors highly valued the current status of cooperation. Matters related to Armenian-Georgian defense cooperation and regional security were discussed.

Also, the parties presented the details on the ongoing reforms in the armed forces of the both countries.

Following the official meeting, a bilateral cooperation plan between the Ministries of Defense of Armenia and Georgia was signed by the two defense ministers.

Afterwards, Georgia defense minister Juansher Burchuladze planted a personalized spruce on the territory of the administrative complex of the MoD of Armenia.