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Alina Hovhannisyan

Armenia, France discuss opportunities to expand cooperation in  defense industry, innovation, and advanced technologies

Armenia, France discuss opportunities to expand cooperation in  defense industry, innovation, and advanced technologies

ArmInfo.  During the Eurosatory 2026 international defense exhibition, Armenian Minister of High-Tech Industry Mkhitar Hayrapetyan met with French Minister Delegate for the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs Alice Rufo to  discuss the expansion of bilateral cooperation. Hayrapetyan shared  this information in a post on his Facebook  page.

According to the source,  the discussions focused on strengthening  partnerships in the defense industry, defense innovation, and the  advancement of dual-use technologies. The ministers also reviewed the  implementation of the memorandum of strategic understanding signed in  Yerevan on May 5, 2026, and reached agreements on further joint  initiatives to deepen the strategic defense relationship between the  two nations.