ArmInfo.French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu has announced his upcoming visit to Armenia.
Lecornu's trip will become the first visit by a French defense minister to Armenia.
In an interview with RTL, Lecornu said his delegation will include parliamentarians and representatives of the industrial sector.
"I will soon travel to Armenia with a big delegation composed of parliamentarians and representatives of the industrial sector," he said.
Lecornu added that France is supplying arms to Armenia exclusively for defensive purposes. "Armenia is our friend which is facing a serious security challenge. It is our duty to help Armenia protect its territorial integrity," he added.
France responded positively to Armenia's request for military assistance in early October 2023 against the backdrop of the threat posed by Azerbaijan. And already on October 22-23, at a meeting of the head of the French military department, Sebastien Lecornu, with the Minister of Defense of Armenia Suren Papikyan in Paris, it was announced that an agreement on the supply of arms to Yerevan had been reached.