India’s Chief of Defence Staff visits Armenia

India’s Chief of Defence Staff arrives in Armenia for a four-day official visit. The visit is due to official-level defence engagement between India and Armenia.

Armenia: 

Dimension	Key Details
Capital	Yerevan
Location	Landlocked country of Transcaucasia; Transcaucasia is a populated region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains.
Bordering countries	Georgia (north), Azerbaijan (east), Iran (southeast), Turkey (west)
Nagorno-Karabakh	Ethnic Armenian enclave in Azerbaijan; source of conflict since 1988; recently resolved.
Highest peak	Mount Aragats (Alaghez)
Important river	Aras River; flows eastward; forms the international boundary between Armenia and Azerbaijan on the north and Turkey and Iran on the south.