Armenian foreign minister to visit France![]() December 19, 2017 - 11:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandian will visit Paris at the invitation of France's Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian. French president Emanuel Macron is expected to visit Armenia for the 2018 International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) Summit in October 2018. Formal diplomatic relations between Armenia and France were established in February 1992 and are regarded as excellent, with both countries cooperating on the aspects of diplomacy, culture and military. Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Partner news |