  Armenia, Georgia sign military cooperation program for 2019 February 21, 2019 - 15:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Defense Ministers of Armenia and Georgia David Tonoyan and Levan Izoria signed the military cooperation program for 2019 on Thursday, February 21, Tonoyan told a briefing following the meeting. He said issues related to bilateral relations, regional and international security, and defense cooperation between the two countries were discussed at the meeting with his Georgian counterpart. "Armenia and Georgia are of utmost importance for each other in the spheres of security, politics, economy, culture and numerous other fields. Yerevan and Tbilisi should continue to expand bilateral cooperation in those areas," Tonoyan was quoted as saying by Panorama.am. He also said he agrees with the head of the Georgian Ministry of Defense on the gradual expansion of cooperation in the field of defense and the involvement of new areas. According to Tonoyan, the cooperation program is full of defense activities in various areas: military education, military medicine, training for sergeants, human rights, fight against corruption. The last bilateral agreement on cooperation between the defense ministries of the two countries was signed between ex-Minister of Defense of Armenia Vigen Sargsyan and Izoria in 2016 in Tbilisi.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Residents Of border villages protest as Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on delimitation  Residents of several Armenian communities in the northeastern Tavush province began protests late on Friday.Up to 10% cashback from GetTransfer with IDBank cards IDBank clients who make their booking on GetTransfer will receive an exclusive cashback.European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. |
