YEREVAN. – Armenia’s Acting Agriculture Minister Sergo Karapetyan on Tuesday received French Ambassador Henri Reynaud.

The Acting Minister noted that a double-digit agricultural growth was recorded in Armenia last year and this trend will continue this year, too. 

They stressed that the intensive meetings and discussions will give new impetus to the agricultural conference to be jointly convened in September. 

“This will be the first practical step, which will be followed by cooperation in precise domains,” noted Karapetyan. 

“We are able to satisfy the demands of the domestic market. We look toward increasing the export of fresh and refined agricultural products to Russian and European markets,” said the Minister, and added that refined products are exported to France as well. 

“Those organizations, including the French ones, that wish to export will receive our assistance,” said Armenia’s Acting Agriculture Minister. 

In his turn, the French Ambassador expressed a readiness to assist in agriculture-related matters, and noted that he already met with representatives from the French wholesale trade market. 

“They are interested in Armenia’s agricultural products, specifically the exporting of vegetables and fruits. In all probability, this process will commence soon,” noted the Ambassador.   

At the end of the meeting, Ambassador Henri Reynaud reconfirmed Sergo Karapetyan’s visit to France, which is scheduled after the September conference on agriculture.