Armenian Defence Minister Suren Papikyan received French Ambassador to Armenia Anne Louyot and Defense Attaché Lieutenant Colonel Frederic Campos (residence in Tbilisi), the Defense Ministry press service reported.

Highlighting the current level of political relations between Armenia and France, the Armenian Defense Minister expressed gratitude for supporting the repatriation of Armenian POWs from Azerbaijan, as well as for the assistance provided by the French leadership to establish peace and stability in the region.

The defence minister presented the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

In the course of the meeting, a number of issues related to Armenian-French bilateral cooperation in the sphere of defence and regional security were discussed.