THE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA AND THE FRENCH REPUBLIC IN THE DEFENCE SPHERE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.54503/2953-8165-2024.3(1)-7Keywords:
defence sector, military education, military-technical cooperation, arms trade, France, ArmeniaAbstract
Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the French Republic were established on 24 February 1992. Since the beginning of the 1990s, strong political and economic ties have been created between the two Republics. France became one of the members of the tripartite Co-chairmanship of the OSCE Minsk Group (alongside Russia and the USA) in 1997, which was engaged in the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict regulation process.
However, following the 44-Day War in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020, and especially after Azerbaijani aggression on the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia in September 2022, the cooperation between the two states developed in the defense sphere. Particularly in October 2023, several documents were signed between the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Armenia and the French Minister for the Armed Forces in Paris, including military education and military-technical cooperation.
The military-technical cooperation between the two states creates a possibility for Armenia to get access to advanced western military technologies, which are used in the development of the military-industrial complex of France.
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