France has strengthened its defense relations with Armenia and plans to open a consulate in Syunik province, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna has said.

According to “ARMENPRESS”, Colonna said in the French National Assembly in response to a question from MP Emmanuelle Anthoine. The former French Ambassador to Armenia, Jonathan Lacôte presented excerpts from Colonna’s speech were on his Facebook page by.

“The Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs allocated five million Euros for Armenia and the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh, and I decided to increase that assistance to seven million. We’ve also strengthened our defense relations with Armenia and we will open a consulate in Syunik,”