YEREVAN (Firstpost.com) — Representatives of India and Armenia on Monday, August 17, discussed new avenues to strengthen defense cooperation, underlining the growing strategic partnership between the two countries amid shifting geopolitical dynamics in the region.
Indian Defense Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, who was on a two-day visit to Armenia, met Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan in Yerevan.
The Indian Defense Ministry said the two sides explored ways to further expand bilateral defense cooperation and reaffirmed their commitment to deepening the partnership.
Singh arrived in Yerevan on August 16 and was received by India’s ambassador to Armenia and senior Armenian Defense Ministry officials.
During his visit, Singh was scheduled to hold discussions with Armenian leadership on the future course of India-Armenia defense and strategic cooperation.
The engagement comes as ties between New Delhi and Yerevan have expanded significantly in recent years, with India emerging as an important supplier of military equipment to Armenia.
