UK-Armenia annual military-political consultations held in Yerevan
Director for Euro Atlantic Security of Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom Nick Gurr held meetings in the Armenian Defense Ministry. As the press office at the ministry reported, the Armenian-UK annual bilateral military-political consultations took place co-chaired by the head of Defense policy department at the ministry of defense Levon Aivazian.
The discussions focused on regional and international security issues as well as the bilateral cooperation in the defense sector between the UK and Armenia.
As the release said, Levon Aivazian presented the main directions of Armenia’s defense policy and priorities for the development of the Armed Forces. The parties reflected on the current state of affairs in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. The British side, in turn, reiterated the UK’s stance on the NK conflict settlement under the auspices of OSCE Minsk Group through exclusively peaceful means.
The meeting was concluded with signing of the Cooperation Plan for 2019 between the ministries of defense of Armenia and the UK.