Armenia and France discuss defense cooperation: agreement signed

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YEREVAN, June 18. /ARKA/. Within the framework of his working visit to France on June 17, Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikian met with French Minister of Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu, the Armenian Defense Ministry's press service reported.br/pp

An agreement on military-technical cooperation was signed between the Armenian Defense Ministry and the French military-industrial company KNDS, the report said./pp

During the meeting, the current process of cooperation between Armenia and France in the defense sphere was discussed. The Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia presented the progress of reforms in the defense sphere and the work carried out in this direction within the framework of cooperation with France, the ministry added./pp

The sides stressed the importance of military-technical cooperation, within the framework of which new agreements were reached. -0-ation, around which new agreements were reached. -0-/p