Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan met with German Ambassador to Armenia Hans-Jochen Schmidt in Yerevan to sign a cooperation plan between the two countries’ Defense Ministries.

Ohanyan praised the level of cooperation, noting that it has intensified as a result of Armenian peacekeepers’ activity in Afghanistan, the press service of the RA Defense Ministry reported.

The Armenian peacekeeping contingent is a part of German brigade within the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (ISAF). The main mission of Armenian peacekeepers is to ensure security in the Airport of Kunduz.