Monday, August 19 2019 13:35

ArmInfo.Russian Defense Minister, Army General Sergei Shoigu noted the contribution of Armenian sappers and doctors to the provision of humanitarian aid to  Syria at a meeting with Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan.

According to the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense,  Shoigu invited Tonoyan to exchange views at the meeting not only on  joint projects of military and military-technical cooperation, but  also on the joint work of sappers and doctors in providing  humanitarian assistance in Syria.  The Russian minister noted that  thousands of people received medical assistance, Armenian surgeons  conducted several hundred surgical operations.

"This is a huge work that cannot be overlooked and, of course,  contributes to the normalization of the situation in this region,"  the Russian Defense Minister emphasized.  According to the Russian  Defense Minister, the strategic level of relations between the  military departments of the Russian Federation and Armenia allows  noting that much remains to be done.

In turn, Tonoyan called the Army International Games an example of  the interaction of the army and society at a meeting with the head of  the Russian military department Sergei Shoigu.  According to Tonoyan,  competitions are world-class war games. ''This is the best format of  military cooperation that exists now for a dozen different countries  of the world and world powers. It is also an example of cooperation  between society and the Armed Forces. This is an example of patriotic  education of the population, which, I would say so, is contagious for  us,'' Tonoyan said.  In turn, the Russian Minister of Defense noted  that Armenia shows very decent results at the games.