On January 13, a working meeting was held between the RA Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, currently on a visit to Moscow, and the Russian Minister of Defense Anatoly Serdyukov. During the meeting the sides discussed prospects of developing military and military-technical cooperation between Russia and Armenia, as well as issues of regional security. The issue of preparation of Armenian soldiers in the universities of the RF Defense Ministry was also discussed.

As Anatoly Serdyukov said, "Armenia-Russian relations in the military sphere are of a strategic nature," press office of RA Ministry of Defense reported.