SECURITY COUNCILS OF ARMENIA AND FRANCE TO COOPERATE

ARKA
Feb 15, 2010

PARIS, FEBRUARY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. During his working visit to France,
the Secretary of the National Security Council of Armenia Arthur
Baghdasarian on February 15 had a meeting with the Secretary General
of the National Security and Defence Council of France Francis Delon.

A. Baghdasarian and F. Delon informed each other about the functions
of Armenia’s National Security Council and the National Security and
Defence Council of France. The framework of possible cooperation
between the two bodies was discussed. An agreement on cooperation
between the security councils of Armenia and France was reached.

The sides also spoke about problems related to the South Caucasus.

They discussed the Armenian-Turkish relations and the Karabakh conflict
settlement process. A. Baghdasarian presented Armenia’s position on
these problems. In particular, he said that Armenia is in favor of
the normalization of relations with neighboring countries and the
establishment of peace and stability in the region.

According to the press service of the RA National Security Council, A.

Baghdasarian also met with Jean-David Levitte, the diplomatic advisor
to the French president, with whom he dicussed issues related to
the bilateral relations and the South Caucasus. The interlocutors
attached importance to deepening the Armenian-French relations in
all the directions.