French Ambassador to Armenia Jonathan Lacote in Paris calls on French companies to invest in the Armenian economy.

On his Facebook page, he informed about his participation in the  conference of ambassadors being held these days in Paris.     

''Meet Diplomacy-companies during the conference of ambassadors  currently held in Paris: 10 companies met that I hope to have  convinced to invest the Armenian market to strengthen our economic  presence'', Lacote wrote. 

To note, according to the RA Statistical Committee, the volume of  foreign trade turnover between Armenia and France in 2018 amounted to  $ 118.8 million with a y-o-y growth of 51.7%. At the same time,  exports amounted to $ 8.6 with a y-o-y growth of 82%, imports - $  10.2 million, with an increase of 49.8%.  The volume of French  investments in the Armenian economy in 2018 amounted to $ 19.7  million of which FDI - $ 5.02 million.