Suren Papikyan meets with French Minister for Armed Forces

ArmInfo.RA Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan, in the course of his visit to France, had a meeting  with French Minister for the Armed Forces, Sebastien Lecornu.  This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense.  According to the source, the meeting was attended by the Ambassador  of Armenia to France Hasmik Tolmajyan as well.  

A ceremonial welcoming of the head of the Defence Agency of the  Republic of Armenia took place with the participation of a military  band and an honor guard, the national anthems of the Republic of  Armenia and the Republic of France were played.  

The welcoming ceremony was followed by discussions on the current  status of implementation of the arrangements arrived at during the  meeting in Paris on September 27 last year.  Regional security issues  were discussed as well. At the end of the meeting, Defence Minister  Suren Papikyan expressed his gratitude to French Minister for the  Armed Forces, S‚bastien Lecornu for the eventful working visit to the  French Republic and warm welcoming.