ArmInfo. On April 15, Defense Minister Vagharshak Harutyunyan received Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin. The meeting was also attended by the military attache of the Russian Embassy in Armenia, Colonel Andrei Grischuk.
As reported by the press service of the RA Ministry of Defense, the head of the defense department of Armenia noted the important role of the Russian Federation aimed at stabilizing the military-political situation in the region.
Highly assessing the effectiveness of the peacekeeping mission of Russia in Artsakh, Harutyunyan referred to the need to urgently resolve the issue of returning prisoners of war, hostages and other detainees from Azerbaijan. The interlocutors also discussed bilateral military cooperation, organization and planning of upcoming joint exercises in Russia. The parties highly appreciated the dynamics of allied cooperation and political dialogue between the two countries, as well as effective cooperation in the military sector.