Georgian Defense Minister to visit Armenia on February 21February 20, 2019 - 17:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A delegation headed by Georgian Defense Minister Levan Izoria will visit Yerevan on Thursday, February 21. Izoria and his Armenian counterpart David Tonoyan are expected to sign a bilateral agreement on cooperation between the defense ministries for 2019, Georgia-Online reports. Within the framework of the agreement, it is planned to organize high-level visits and cooperate in the field of defense education and law. This is going to be the first visit of the Georgian Defense Minister to Armenia after his appointment to the post. The last bilateral deal on cooperation between the defense ministries of Armenia and Georgia was signed between the ex-Minister of Defense of Armenia Vigen Sargsyan and Izoria in Tbilisi in 2016. The agreements were signed on the main areas of cooperation: exchange of experience in the field of strategic planning, military education, medicine, military police. Related links: Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency. Partner news | PACE 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. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. |