Barrot: France plans to open a consular section in Goris

ArmInfo.  France plans to open a consular section in Goris, as stated by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot during a joint press conference with his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan in Yerevan.

"France plans to open a consular section in Goris," the diplomat  said. He pointed out the importance of decentralized cooperation  between the countries and the holding the 5th forum,  interparliamentary relations, and collaboration with the Diaspora.

The Minister recalled the participation of French companies in the  development of Armenia's water sector and the 100 million euro loan  allocated by the French Development Agency for this purpose, the  participation of a French company in the issuing of biometric  passports for RA citizens, and, in general, the development of  relations between Yerevan and Paris.

The French Minister also said that during his visit to Yerevan he  would attend an event in memory of French Navy Admiral Dartige du  Fournet, whose efforts had saved 4,000 defenders of Musa Dagh. "We  are faithful to the pain and tragedy. That is why France remains  close to the forcibly displaced from Nagorno- Karabakh and Armenia,"  Barrot said.