YEREVAN. – Relations with France have a special place in the foreign policy agenda of Armenia, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said at the meeting with French Secretary of State for Transports Thierry Mariani on Friday.

The high-level of Armenian-French long term relations is based on the mutual sympathy between the two states, Armenian big community in France and serious role of France in the international arena, president’s press service informs Armenian News.NEWS.am. France is also one of the co-chair states in the OSCE Minsk group on the Karabakh conflict resolution. 

President of Armenia thanked Mariani for his pro-Armenian activity as well. The sides stressed that mutual visits of Armenian and French presidents in the near future will have an important role in deepening and strengthening bilateral relations.