June 9, 2006 - 14:43 AMT
RA Defense Minister to Pay Formal Visit to Belgium and Lithuania
June 12 a delegation headed by Armenian Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan will depart for Belgium on a formal visit. June 14 the delegation will attend the NATO Headquarters; June 15-16 it will be visiting Lithuania. RA Defense Minister's Spokesman, Colonel Seyran Shahsuvaryan told PanARMENIAN.Net, meetings with the Belgian Defense Minister and the Chief of the Defense Staff as well as a visit to the Royal Military School are scheduled. June 14 Serge Sargsyan will take part in the sitting of the North Atlantic Council during which the Armenia-NATO Individual Partnership Action Plan will be discussed. In Lithuania the Armenian delegation will meet with the Lithuanian President, the Minister of Defense, Chairman of the National Security and Defense Committee and also attend some military units.