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YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 23, ARMENPRESS. Cooperation in the defense sector plays an important role in the Armenia-France interstate relations, Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan said at a joint press conference with French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu in Yerevan.

“It is a great honor to host the Armed Forces minister of friendly France for the first time in Armenia. The circles of interstate relations based on common values of the Armenian and French peoples are expanding by each day in the primary focus of the leaders of our states, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and President Emmanuel Macron, and cooperation in the defense sector plays an important role in it,” Papikyan said, adding that defense cooperation between the two countries has systemic and far-reaching nature.

He thanked his French counterpart for his personal contribution and readiness in developing cooperation.