ARMENIA, FRANCE MAY SIGN AGREEMENT ON MILITARY COOPERATION

PanARMENIAN.Net
25.06.2008 18:28 GMT+04:00

Armenia’s Foreign Minister Seyran Ohanyan met Tuesday with France’s
Ambassador to Armenia Serge Smessov, Minister’s Spokesman, Colonel
Seyran Shahsuvaryan told PanARMENIAN.Net.

Noting the importance of the Armenian-French relations, Minister
Ohanyan said that France’s probable participation in NATO exercise
due in Armenia in September-October 2008 will promote cooperation
between the two states and result in signing of an agreement on
military cooperation.

Touching on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Ambassador Smessov said
that as the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chair, France should keep balance in
military cooperation with Armenia and Azerbaijan.

The parties also referred to bilateral relations and exchanged views
on regional stability and security.