Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has received a delegation led by French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Stéphane Séjourné.

The Prime Minister welcomed the visit of the delegation led by Stéphane Séjourné to the Republic of Armenia and emphasized the importance of  further developing  relations with France, including in the fields of security and economy. "Our strategy is as follows: we want to strengthen our sovereignty, independence, our statehood, and in this path, of course, we highly value the support of France," said Nikol Pashinyan. The Prime Minister also highlighted  France's readiness to support the development of Armenia -EU relations.

Stéphane Séjourné thanked the Prime Minister for the warm reception and also emphasized the importance of the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation in the fields of security and economy. "France stands by Armenia  and will continue its support to the Armenian people; we have also  made all efforts  to strengthen the relations between our two peoples," said the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs.

The interlocutors discussed various  agenda issues of Armenia-France relations, exchanged views on Armenia-EU cooperation. The parties emphasized the  importance of starting a  dialogue on visa liberalization, as well as the adoption of the decision to support the Republic of Armenia by the European Peace Facility.

Reference was also made to the discussions on the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty, as well as to the processes taking place in the region.