During an official visit to Tbilisi, Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan signed an agreement with his Georgian counterpart Davit Kezerashvili that will permit the shipment of arms to Armenia via Georgian railways. During a press conference that followed their meeting the Georgian Minister noted that he had broached the issue of the possible enlargement of the Russian military presence in Armenia and that Minister Ohanyan had assured him that no such plans existed.