Negotiations between Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and French President Francois Hollande were concluded

Today, at the Presidential Palace President Serzh Sargsyan and the President of the French Republic Francois Hollande having arrived in Armenia on a state visit held a one-on-one meeting followed by the extended-format negotiations with the participation of the two countries’ delegation members. At the end of the private meeting, President Serzh Sargsyan awarded Francois Hollande the Order of Glory for his huge personal contribution to reinforcing and promoting the Armenian-French traditionally friendly relations, as well as expanding and enhancing the cooperation between the Republic of Armenia and the French Republic. The French President awarded President Serzh Sargsyan the French National Order of Merit.

The negotiations between the two countries’ leaders ended in signing documents on promoting and advancing the cooperation between the two countries in a number of sectors. Particularly, the following documents were concluded: an Administrative Agreement for Cooperation between the Armenian Minister of Agriculture and the French Minister of Agriculture, Agrifood and Forestry, a Letter of Intent for Cooperation on Natural and Technological Disaster Protection between the Armenian Minister of Emergency Situations and the French Minister of the Interior, a Concession Agreement on Introduction and Operation of Vehicle Single Window System in Armenia, an Agreement Protocol for Cooperation on Vedi’s Hydro-Economic Program between the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration and the French Development Agency, a Trade Agreement on Vegetable Production Kitchen-Gardens between the company Progress Agro and Richel Group. Moreover, an exchange of a Letter of Acceptance on Water Supply and Wastewater Network Works took place between the parties. In the framework of the French President’s visit, a Preliminary Lease Contract was signed between the companies Yerevan Mall and Carrefour. After the signing ceremony held at the Presidential Palace, Serzh Sargsyan and Francois Hollande summed up the negotiation results at the joint press conference.

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Joint press conference delivered by President Serzh Sargsyan and French President Francois Hollande