YEREVAN, DECEMBER 3, ARMENPRESS: Deputy Prime Minister of Armenian Republic, Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan had a meeting with Dov Zerah, Director of the French Development Agency (AFD) in Paris on December 3. As Armenpress was informed from the public relations department of Ministry of Territorial Administration interlocutors had discussed some issues related to the cooperation in water and other infrastructure sectors.

Dov Zerah referred to the latest visit of AFD delegation to Yerevan noting that some agreements had been reached concerning programs on water supply and drainage. The agency is also planning to implement some programs on agriculture, the private sector and the reservoir construction.

Executive Director of AFD evaluated the decentralized level of efficient cooperation between Armenia and France noting that the agency supported all the efforts aimed at it. He expressed his readiness to promote the further development of the cooperation.

Deputy Prime Minister greeted the intentions of the agency over the interaction and underlined that the sectors highlighted by AFD were of primary importance for Armenian government.

French Development Agency is the French international development agency. It is a public institution providing development financing. A specialized financial institution, AFD finances sustainable development projects carried by government local authorities, public companies, and the private and associative sectors on five continents.