2006 was a unique year for Armenian-French political, economic and cultural relations, as well as for dialog between the presidents of the two countries. French President Jacques Chirac had a state visit to Armenia, during which Armenian President Robert Kocharian with his French counterpart discussed international problems of mutual interest, in particular touching upon the issue of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict talks, says the RA MFA report on Armenia's activities on 2006. "French presidents visit to Armenia has a great importance for developing Armenian-French relations, as well as for deepening the relations between Armenia and the EU, in particular for increasing Armenia's international image. It was a visit of state which is a member of UN Security Council and G8 and was not of regional character. The visit also stressed not only the friendly relations between the two countries, but also the respect that Armenian Diaspora enjoys in France. Jacques Chirac is the leader of the only European country, which publicly declared that Turkey can become member of the EU only after recognizing the Armenian Genocide of 1915. This was also confirmed by the French president during joint press conference in Yerevan," says the report.

It also touches upon the strengthening and development of Armenian-French economic ties, investments of big French companies in the Armenian economy, as well as conducting Armenian Year in France.