Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan met in Paris with France's Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans, Catherine Vautrin.

Armenian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to France Arman Khachatryan, also participated in the meeting.

During the meeting, the ministers spoke highly of the level of cooperation already established, emphasizing the importance of its continuity and further development.

The progress of programs being carried out in the areas of military-technical cooperation, military education, professional retraining, advisory support, and other fields was discussed.

The parties reached an agreement on deepening and expanding cooperation, bringing it to a qualitatively new and higher level, as well as on continuing joint initiatives aimed at strengthening defense capabilities.