"We rank Armenia among the family of European countries and consider the cooperation with the NATO and member states as a constituent of the security of our country." As reported by the Press Service of the Armenian defense department, in the course of the meeting with newly appointed German Ambassador to Armenia Heike Renate Peitsch stated Defense Minister of Armenia Serge Sargsian. He also said he hoped for a legal framework for Armenian-German military cooperation to be formed within the period of the Ambassador holding the post. It should be noted that in the course of the conversation the parties also discussed the visit of Armenia's President to Germany this November.