On December 16, as part of his working visit to France, Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan met with the French President's military adviser, head of the extraordinary military staff, and army general Fabien Mandon.
Armenian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to France Arman Khachatryan was also present at the meeting.
Issues related to Armenia-France defense cooperation were discussed in detail: military education, training programs, and military-technical issues.
Issues related to regional and international security issues were also discussed.
The parties presented their approaches to these issues.