September 26, 2006 - 14:14 AMT
UK-Armenia Cooperation Strengthened Within Past 3.5 Years
Secretary of the National Security Council at the President of Armenia, Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan received UK Military Attaché to Armenia, lieutenant colonel Christopher Nunn, who finished his tenure, and his successor lieutenant colonel Nicolas Ridout. Temporary Charge d'Affaires of UK in Armenia, Vice-Ambassador Richard Haide was present at the meeting. As Spokesperson for the Armenian MOD, colonel Seyran Shahsuvaryan told PanARMENIAN.Net, S. Sargsyan thanked Christopher Nunn and wished the newly appointed Attaché success. The parties confirmed that within past 3.5 years military cooperation between the two countries increased and strengthened. The new Attaché assures that within his stay in Armenia he will raise the level of the UK-Armenia defense cooperation.