Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan today received French Ambassador to Armenia Olivier Decottignies as the envoy concludes his diplomatic mission in the country. Commending the active and dynamic agenda of Armenia-France relations in recent years, Khachatryan thanked the ambassador for his personal contribution to strengthening bilateral cooperation. The deputy prime minister expressed confidence that the work accomplished during Decottignies’ tenure has laid a solid foundation for the continued development of relations between the two countries. For his part, Ambassador Decottignies thanked Khachatryan for the close cooperation over the past years and for advancing initiatives of importance to bilateral relations. The two also exchanged views on key areas of the Armenia-France cooperation agenda, including energy, infrastructure, export diversification and other ongoing joint initiatives.