Monday, May 28 2018 16:03

ArmInfo. The official visit of French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to Armenia became the first foreign visit to Yerevan after political changes in the  country. On May 28 at the briefing with the French Minister of  European and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian stated in Yerevan,  Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan.

According to him, the visit is also symbolic, since it takes place on  the days of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the First  Republic. According to him, the visit Le Drian fairly saturated, and  in the early morning he had already visited Tsitsernakaberd and  visited Musaler also scheduled to meet with Armenian President and  Prime Minister. "Today we can say that the special relations between  Armenia and France are based on friendship and mutual support of the  peoples of the two countries. Following the acquisition of  independence Armenia has always felt the support and friendship of  France, and is proud to record that the Armenian-French relations are  at high level, as evidenced by the constant political dialogue,  mutual visits of heads of state, deep contacts in various fields,  cooperation in the international markets " , said Mnatsakanyan.

At the same time, he noted that during the meeting with his French  counterpart, preparations for the visit of the French president to  Armenia in autumn of this year were discussed, bilateral trade and  economic relations were touched upon. "Despite the results in this  area, we can say with confidence that there is a greater potential  for interaction, and so far the level of interaction is inferior to  the level of existing political relations. They exchanged views on  efforts to give a new impetus to trade and economic relations. French  companies have made significant investments in the Armenian economy,  and we are ready to create the most favorable conditions for new  investors ", - assured the head of the Armenian Foreign Ministry,  adding that this issue is receiving attention. According to him, both  sides are interested in obtaining more tangible results in trade,  economic and investment cooperation.

The minister said that today an agreement on the establishment and  activities in Armenia has been signed between the French Development  Agency and the financial partnership company (Proparco).

At the same time, the Armenian Minister stressed that the opening of  the Armenian center of memory and culture in Paris, as well as the  establishment in Armenia of the center for them.  Charles Aznavour  mutually supplements relations between countries. According to him,  intensive interaction takes place in the educational sphere, in the  field of agriculture, culture, health, tourism.