Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot met in New York yesterday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session and discussed bilateral relations, Armenia-European Union partnership issues and regional developments.

"Relations between Armenia and France are developing with a new content, and we are moving in the direction of building strategic relations," Mirzoyan said according to his office.

The two exchanged views about the security situation and challenges in the South Caucasus and around it, as well as the steps aimed at establishing stable peace in the region