YEREVAN, DECEMBER 7, ARMENPRESS. Defense Minister of Armenia Vigen Sargsyan received on December 7 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Armenia Jonathan Lacôte.

As ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of the Defense Ministry of Armenia, Vigen Sargsyan congratulated Ambassador Lacôte on the assumption of the post and wished him new achievements in his diplomatic mission in Armenia.

According to the Defense Minister, the high level political, economic and cultural relations oblige to develop cooperation also in the defense sphere.

Ambassador Lacôte thanked for the warm reception and wishes, expressing conviction that the development of Armenian-French cooperation will be continuous.