Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan received Isabelle Dumont, Advisor to the French President's Office. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Armenia Anne Louyot also attended the meeting.

The Minister thanked the French Government for the strong condemnation of Azerbaijan's large-scale aggression against Armenia's sovereign territory, for the accurate and targeted assessments, as well as for the support to the efforts aimed at the establishment of peace in the region.

The Minister thanked the Government of France for condemning the large-scale aggression of Azerbaijan against the sovereign territory of Armenia, for accurate and targeted assessments, as well as for supporting the peace efforts in the region.

Mrs. Dumont reiterated the position of the French side stating that the Azerbaijani armed forces should be withdrawn from the sovereign territory of Armenia, and the existing problems should be solved exclusively through peaceful means.

During the meeting the sides discussed issues related to the Armenian-French cooperation in the defense sphere, particularly the implementation of the agreements reached during the September 27 working visit to France.