Armenian Defense Minister meets outgoing Swiss envoy![]() May 17, 2013 - 17:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan met on May 17 with the outgoing Swiss ambassador Konstantin Obolensky. Minister Ohanyan highly assessed the defense cooperation between the two countries, particularly in the framework of Capacity Building in International Relations (CABIR) project organized by Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) and the Swiss Confederation. Ambassador Obolensky, in turn, stressed the importance of Armenian-Swiss cooperation, expressing Switzerland’s readiness to continue assistance in RA armed forces reforms, defense ministry’s press service reported. Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Partner news |