Yerevan /Mediamax/. Upon Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s invitation, his French counterpart Francois Hollande will visit Armenia in May.

At the meeting held in Paris on March 13, Armenian and French Foreign Ministers Edward Nalbandyan and Laurent Fabius discussed issues related to the preparation works of French President’s visit to Armenia.

The ministers stated that Armenian-French relations are at the highest level. Edward Nalbandyan stressed that around 160 French capital companies operate in Armenia and Armenia hails the growth of French investments and new initiatives in that direction.

Edward Nalbandyan and Laurent Fabius also touched upon Armenia-EU relations and NK peace process.

Edward Nalbandyan hailed the constructive involvement of France and other OSCE Minsk group Co-Chair states – Russia and the U.S. – and their joint efforts aimed at the solely peaceful resolution of the conflict.

The Armenian FM reconfirmed Armenia’s willingness to continue the joint works with the Minsk group Co-Chairs aimed at the conflict settlement.

The FMs discussed international and regional issues as well, in particular, the crisis in Ukraine and possible measures to be taken to resolve it, and also reflected upon the negotiation process held over Iran’s nuclear program.