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Armenia, France considering prospects for expanding technological  cooperation  

Armenia, France considering prospects for expanding technological  cooperation  

ArmInfo. Gevorg Mantashyan, First Deputy Minister of High- Tech Industry of Armenia, met with Hugo Debroise, Head of the Economic Service of the French Embassy in Georgia, to discuss prospects for deepening cooperation between the two countries in the technological sector.

According to the Ministry's press service, the parties also touched  upon the provisions of the agreement signed in Paris between the  Ministry of High-Tech Industry and Mistral AI. Specifically,  Mantashyan and Debroise discussed opportunities for developing  artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in Armenia, promoting  AI-based business solutions, and strengthening and expanding existing  partnerships with representatives of the French private sector.

Furthermore, the Deputy Minister and the Head of the Economic Service  discussed the participation of French companies in Armenia's  technological ecosystem, the possibility of implementing joint  engineering projects, and avenues for cooperation in cybersecurity.

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