News - French army minister presents 3 key points of Armenia-France defense cooperation

Armenia must be able to protect itself and its population. Dear Suren, I am happy about the progress on three key points of our defense relationship. French Minister for the Armed Forces, Sebastien Lecornu, wrote this on X, former Twitter, addressing Armenian defense minister Suren Papikyan, and present the abovementioned key points. "1. Support to the Armenian army in its transformation: . Defense mission opening in January 2023 . Sending a French officer as a military advisor to the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia . Lots of visits and work meetings Education . Cooperation with officer and non-commissioned officer training institutions . Training by operational training units, particularly in mountain combat and shooting locations Strengthening of ground air defense systems . Signing of the contract for the acquisition of 3 GM200 radar station and the memorandum of understanding on air defense . Signing of a memorandum of understanding on the acquisition of Mistral anti-aircraft missile systems . The upcoming audit of the Armenian ground air defense systems," the French minister wrote. As reported earlier, Sebastien Lecornu and Suren Papikyan met Monday in France.