THE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA AND THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC IN THE DEFENCE SPHERE
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https://doi.org/10.54503/2953-8165-2025.4(1)-73Keywords:
defence sphere, military education, military-technical cooperation, Armenia, Greece, CyprusAbstract
Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Hellenic Republic were established on January 20, 1992.
Since the 1990s, strong military-political relations were created between the two Republics. Particularly, the cooperation in the defence sphere includes not only military education and military-technical directions, but also an international peacekeeping mission.
Strong military-political relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Hellenic Republic have also contributed to strengthening defence cooperation between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Cyprus. As a result of which the Armenia-Cyprus-Greece trilateral cooperation was initiated in 2019.
The defence cooperation between Armenia and Greece, especially in the military-technical sphere, creates a possibility for Armenia to get access to new western advanced military technologies and thanks to which the armament of Armenian army is diversified.
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