US EditionFrance agrees on future contracts with Armenia to deliver military aid
- France has agreed to supply military equipment to Armenia to support its defense, and has requested that Armenia be included in the European Peace Facility for military aid.
- The visit by France's Foreign Minister to Armenia marks the first visit by a Western government minister since Azerbaijani forces captured Nagorno-Karabakh. France has already provided humanitarian aid to Armenia and expressed support for imposing EU sanctions on Baku.
- France and its Western allies are concerned about Armenia's stability after Russia appeared to abandon it. France is committed to protecting Armenia's territorial integrity.
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France agrees to provide military equipment to Armenia
France is ready to start providing Armenia with military equipment to bolster Yerevan's defense capabilities, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported on Oct. 3, citing French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna."France has agreed to sign a contract with Armenia on the provision of military aid," Colonna said during a press conference in Yerevan with her Armenian counterpart, Ararat Mirzoyan.The official added that, for now, she cannot elaborate …
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said Paris had “given its consent” to the delivery of military equipment to Armenia, which wants to protect itself from neighbouring Azerbaijan, AFP reports. On a visit to Yerevan, the head of the French diplomacy did not give specific details about the equipment it will provide, but assured that the hexagon is acting responsibly and “without any spirit of escalation.”
France agrees on future contracts with Armenia to deliver military aid
France has agreed on future contracts with Armenia to supply it with military equipment to help ensure its defences, Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said on Tuesday during a visit to Yerevan. It was the first trip to Armenia by a Western government minister since Azerbaijani forces captured Nagorno-Karabakh, a separatist ethnic Armenian region within Azerbaijan, in a lightning military operation on Sept. 20.
Visiting Yerevan, Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said that France had “agreed to the conclusion of contracts.”
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