President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian today met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Armenia Jonathan Lacote.

The interlocutors exchanged views on the situation created as a result of the global spread of coronavirus. Ambassador Lacote presented the situation in France and the steps that the French government is taking and touched upon possible cooperation in this direction.

Talking about the plans for cooperation in various sectors, Sarkissian and Lacote particularly viewed partnership in the sector of the latest technologies as prospective and, in this context, touched upon the ATOM (Advanced Tomorrow) presidential initiative targeted at the development of technology, education and science in Armenia and stated that several famous French companies will sign memoranda of understanding soon.