Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan attended the opening of the Schuman Security and Defence Forum (Schuman Forum) in Brussels on May 28.

The Schuman Forum aims at facilitating high-level dialogue on international peace, security and defense issues between the European Union, its member states and representatives from international and regional organizations with which the EU cooperates on peace, security and defense.

Representatives from leading think-tanks and academia are also invited. The forum was first held in 2023.

Papikyan, on the sidelines of the forum today, discussed defense cooperation with Gen. Robert Brieger, who chairs the EU Military Committee (EUMC), the organization’s highest military body.