ArmInfo.Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan, who is on a visit to Moscow, held a bilateral meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoygu. Tonoyan thanked Shoygu for the idea of creating an international Army game.
"We are grateful for the invitation to attend the final phase of the games, thank you very much for this opportunity and for the idea of creating the Army games." The specifics of the Army Games of this year is that its geographical coverage is larger, and Armenia managed to host one of the competitions, "he said. In this context he reminded that this year the competition "Commonwealth Warrior" was held in Armenia, in which the team from Kazakhstan won.
The Minister of Defense expressed the conviction that these are very important games. And they are the best at the international level in terms of combat training. "I believe that we will continue and will try to host more complex contests." Next year the republic expects to host other competitions within the framework of the games, "the Armenian Minister said.
In turn, Shoygu thanked his counterpart for the worthy organization of the contest on the territory of Armenia and reminded that during the meeting they have much to discuss. "We have many issues to discuss - military, military-technical cooperation, organization of joint events, and events within the CSTO." I think that today we have a great opportunity for this'', - stressed the Russian Minister. As reported by Russian media, the parties discussed issues related to joint programs within the framework of the CSTO and the future humanitarian operation of Yerevan in Syria.