FRANCE-ARMENIA-PRESIDENT-MEETINGS

The investment volumes of the French capital in the economy of Armenia have been growing, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and Prime Minister of France Francois Fiyo said when meeting in Paris yesterday.

As press-service of the president reported, over the meeting they arranged at the political level to continue showing aid to the French companies which are interested in fulfillment of various projects  in Armenia, especially the ones in the sphere of energy. In particular, official Yerevan is interested in participation of French companies in the construction project of the new nuclear energy block in Armenia. Prime Minister of France Francois Fiyo said that a group of French specialists will arrive in Armenia to study the cooperation prospects in this sphere.

They also touched on possibility of involvement of French companies in the "North-South" highway construction project.

Serzh Sargsyan and Francois Fiyo also discussed the issues on Armenia-European Union partnership. They emphasized the importance of supporting Armenia by France in the matter of European integration within the frames of "Eastern partnership" programme.

They also discussed the possibility of development of relations in the sphere of education and culture.

The prime minister of France expressed hope that the forthcoming visit of the French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Armenia will give extra stimulus to development of the bilateral relations in various spheres.

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