LITHUANIAN DEFENSE MINISTER: WE APPRECIATE COOPERATION WITH SUCH COUNTRY AS ARMENIA

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Defense Minister Serge Sargsian today met with Lithuanian National Defense Minister Gediminas Kirkilas, the Press Service of the Armenian Defense Ministry reported. "It is very important to us to cooperate with you. We consider ourselves Europeans and we work for becoming full members of the European family," Serge Sargsian noted. In his words, Armenia develops relations both with European and other countries, which work for peace. "Armenia is the second country after the US I paid an official visit to," Kirkilas noted. He said Lithuania is ready to cooperate with Armenia in all fields, including the defense. "We appreciate cooperation with such a country having rich historical past and culture as Armenia," the head of the Lithuanian defense department added. Touching upon the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement Serge Sargsian especially emphasized the peace-making activities of the OSCE Minsk Group in the 11-year-long cease-fire regime. At the end of the meeting Gediminas Kirkilas expressed readiness to discuss any proposals on military cooperation between the two countries.