Armenia

French presence

For more information, visit the website of the Embassy: https://am.ambafrance.org/-La-France-et-l-Armenie-
Consulate: Yerevan
French community: 551 people registered (2021)
Armenian community in France: 14,000 Armenian nationals, 500,000 French nationals of Armenian descent

Visits

Presidential visits

• 1 June 2021: working visit to France by the Armenian interim Prime Minister
• 22 October 2020: working visit to France by the Armenian President
• 11-12 November 2019: visit to France by the Armenian Prime Minister
• 10-12 October 2018: official visit to Armenia by the President of the French Republic for the 27th Francophonie Summit
• 14 September 2018: visit to France by the Armenian Prime Minister
• 23 January 2018: working visit to France by the Armenian President
• 8 March 2017: official visit of the Armenian President to France
• 24 April 2015: official visit of the President of the French Republic to Yerevan for the centenary commemorations of the Armenian Genocide
• 12-13 May 2014: state visit by the President of the Republic of Armenia

Ministerial visits

• 9 December 2021: visit by an Armenian delegation led by the Foreign Minister, Ararat Mirzoyan A roadmap for bilateral economic cooperation was signed with the French Minister Delegate for Tourism, French Nationals Abroad and Francophonie, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, and for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, attached to the Minister of the Economy, Finance and the Recovery
• 9-12 November 2021: working visit to France by the Armenian Foreign Minister
• 27-28 January 2021: visit to Yerevan by the Minister of State for Tourism, French Nationals Abroad and Francophonie, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs
• 8 December 2020: working visit to Paris by the Armenian Foreign Minister
• 27-28 November 2020: visit to Yerevan by the Minister of State for Tourism, French Nationals Abroad and Francophonie, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, as part of the French humanitarian operation
• 16 April 2019: working visits by the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs to Paris
• 16 January 2019: working visit to Paris by the Armenian Foreign Minister for consultations hosted by the Minsk Group Co-Chairs
• 29-31 March 2018: working visit to Yerevan by the Minister of State attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs
• 22 December 2017: working visit to Paris by the Armenian Foreign Minister
• 11 May, 31 August and 27 October 2016: working visits to Paris by the Armenian Foreign Minister

Cultural, scientific and technical cooperation

Since 4 November 1995, France and Armenia have been linked by an intergovernmental agreement on cultural, scientific and technical cooperation. The flagship of the two countries’ bilateral cooperation is the French University in Armenia (UFAR), which takes in over 1,000 students each year for courses in law, business and management that lead to a French and Armenian dual degree, in partnership with Lyon III University.

Other cooperation

There is extensive decentralized cooperation. Around twenty French local governments are involved in twinning schemes and cooperation projects with Armenia, in a wide range of fields (tourism, healthcare, etc.).