YEREVAN. – French Ambassador described as “very successful” the recent visit of Francois Hollande to Armenia. Henri Reynaud said the visit testified about the level of friendly relations between the two countries.

“It was the third state visit of President of France to Armenia since 2006. Last two visits were made during a year and a half, and next year President Hollande will pay a visit to Yerevan in April to participate in the events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide,” Ambassador said.

The diplomat also noted that the main focus was to enhance trade and economic cooperation between the two countries.

“The trip started with the Armenian-French business forum. France is first among Western states in terms of investments in the Armenian economy. We needed to provide the respective characteristics in terms of bilateral trade,” he added.