Minister of Defense of Armenia Arshak Karapetyan on Friday received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Armenia Anne Louyot, as reported the Armenian Ministry of Defense.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the current situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, regional security, the reforms being implemented in the army and, in this context, the Armenian-French bilateral cooperation in the defense sector.

The parties also attached importance to the intensification of actions for development of cooperation in order to continue the existing effective programs and introduce new directions for cooperation.