Armenia should be able to protect its territory and population: Armenia-France cooperation in field of defense will continue

Armenia and France will continue to cooperate in the defense sector, French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné said in Yerevan on Monday.

“We will continue our cooperation in the defense sector, among others,” he said at a joint press conference with his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan.

“Armenia should be able to defend its integrity, its territory, its population,” Séjourné highlighted.

Séjourné said it is natural for friends to cooperate in defense. He said the cooperation is done by respecting sovereignty and the desire to not cause escalation.

The Foreign Minister of France said that the friendship between Armenia and France is based on very strong and historic foundation.