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The telephone conversation between Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian took place on Friday. This was reported by the press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry.

The interlocutors expressed satisfaction with the constant development of the Armenian-French relations, confirmed their interest in expanding cooperation. An agreement was reached to discuss in more detail the prospects for enhancing cooperation in the economic sphere in the near future, including through the implementation of new development programs in Armenia.

The foreign ministers touched upon the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, stressing the need to resume the peace process within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs. Mirzoyan noted that Armenia and the Armenian people highly appreciate the position and steps of the French government and parliament in the days of the aggression unleashed by Azerbaijan against Artsakh and the subsequent period.