Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace.

The interlocutors discussed issues related to the Armenia-France multi-sector agenda. They emphasized the importance of continuously implementing consistent steps aimed at developing and strengthening friendly relations.

Prime Minister Pashinyan emphasized the constant support of friendly France and Armenia's readiness to take steps to develop all areas of bilateral interest.

The French president reaffirmed his unconditional support for Armenia and his readiness to develop France-Armenia bilateral relations consistently.

Next, the RA Prime Minister referred to the results of the discussions on the draft peace treaty with Azerbaijan, noting that 80 percent of the draft's points have been agreed upon, and Armenia is ready to sign the treaty based on it and continue further discussions. Nikol Pashinyan emphasized the steps taken to ensure peace and stability in the region, expressing his belief that signing the agreement would contribute to the solution of this problem.

Issues related to the RA government's "Crossroads of Peace" project were also discussed. Nikol Pashinyan stressed that Armenia is ready to unblock regional channels based on the principles of sovereignty, jurisdiction, reciprocity, and equality.

Emmanuel Macron expressed his country's support for the Armenian Government's steps toward peace and stability and welcomed the "Crossroads of Peace" project.

Reference was also made to the social problems of people forcibly displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh and the RA Government's housing provision program. In this regard, Nikol Pashinyan and Emmanuel Macron emphasized the consistent support of the international community in addressing and solving existing problems.

The Prime Minister of Armenia and the President of France also discussed issues related to Armenia-EU cooperation. Nikol Pashinyan noted that he expects the continued support of friendly France in Armenia's partnership with the EU.

At the same time, the Prime Minister of Armenia highly appreciated the role of the EU mission in Armenia and emphasized France's critical role in starting the visa liberalization dialogue with the EU and supporting Armenia with the European Peace Fund.