Armenia, Georgia looking to continue defense cooperation![]() May 5, 2022 - 13:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan and Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili met on Wednesday, May 4 to discuss agreements on the development of bilateral cooperation in the defense sphere. Papikyan spoke about the steps taken by Armenia to establish peace in the region and stressed the role of Georgia in said processes. The Armenian Defense Minister thanked the Georgian Prime Minister for his efforts to repatriate Armenian prisoners of war held in Azerbaijan, thanks to which 15 Armenian prisoners of war returned to Armenia in June 2021. On May 4, the delegation led by Suren Papikyan visited the Heroes Square in Tbilisi, laid flowers at the monument and paid tribute. ![]() ![]() As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |