The new cooperation agreement signed between Armenia and France will enable the two countries to deepen their already three-year-long cooperation in research and innovation, particularly in the fields of unmanned aerial vehicles, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing.
Alice Rufo, Minister Delegate to the French Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs, hailed the signing of the memorandum of understanding during French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Armenia.
“I am pleased with the signing of the memorandum of understanding with Armenia’s Minister of High-Tech Industry, Mkhitar Hayrapetyan. It formalized the cooperation between the ministry he leads and the Defense Innovation Agency of the [French] Ministry of the Armed Forces. This agreement will allow us to deepen the cooperation between our two countries, which began in 2023, in the fields of research and innovation, particularly in unmanned aerial vehicles, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing,” Rufo said on X.
Within the framework of French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Armenia, important documents aimed at developing bilateral cooperation in the fields of high technology and the defense industry were signed on May 5.
A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the French Republic on cooperation in the fields of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and semiconductors.
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