On the 8th of February, 2010 the delegation headed by the RA Minister of Defence Seyran Ohanyan arrived in Paris by the invitation of the Minister of Defence of the Republic of France E. Moghini. In the frames of the visit the Minister is to meet the Minister of Defence of France, Chief of the AF GS, Head of the Millitary Office of the President of France, President of the Security, Defence and Internal Affairs Permanent Committee of the National Assembly, principal and experts of the Strategic Research Fund, and representatives of the Armenian community in France. The RA Minister of Defence will also visit military educational institutions and AF sub-units of France. The signing of a cooperation document is planned to take place in Paris. This document will create legal bases for a bilateral cooperation between the defence departments of the two countries.

On the 8th of February, in the frames of the visit the, Seyran Ohanyan met the representatives of over 20 organization of the Armenian community in France. During the meeting Seyran Ohanyan talked about the 18 years history of the RA Armed Forces, underlined the role of the Diaspora in the business of the development of the Armenian Army, and touched upon the principles of the reforms in the RA AF. The RA Minister of Defence has also answered some questions bothering the representatives of the Armenian community in France and talked about the prospects of increasing the role of the Diaspora in the sphere of Army Building. RA MoD Department of Information and Public Affairs