Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace in Paris on 10 November during a working visit to France to participate in the ninth Paris Peace Forum. Macron welcomed Pashinyan's visit and said the meeting provided an opportunity to discuss the agenda of the Armenian-French strategic partnership. Pashinyan thanked the French president for the invitation and hospitality, highlighting the strong level of bilateral relations and the importance of expanding cooperation across different sectors. The discussions covered ongoing bilateral programmes, particularly joint infrastructure projects and cooperation in other areas. The two leaders also reviewed the development of Armenia-European Union relations, focusing on progress towards visa liberalisation and the implementation of reforms supported by the European Union. They additionally exchanged views on regional developments and ongoing political processes.

The meeting followed broader discussions on the European Union's role in the South Caucasus at the held in Yerevan on 6 November. EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia Magdalena Grono, addressing 60 diplomats, government officials, experts and civil society representatives from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and the international community, described the region's importance to the EU as "uncontested". According to Grono, major geopolitical developments in the EU's neighbourhood had further increased the strategic significance of the South Caucasus and reaffirmed Brussels' commitment to deepening cooperation both bilaterally with individual countries and across the region.

Addressing the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process, Grono emphasised that conflict resolution remained primarily driven by the two countries themselves, while stressing that the EU could support practical initiatives contributing to normalisation and regional cooperation. Grono framed the current period as an important opportunity for Armenia and Azerbaijan to move beyond the legacy of conflict and develop cooperation in a regional format connecting the East and West, the Caspian and Europe, as well as the wider Middle East. The EU official identified border delimitation, trade, and connectivity as specific areas where further progress was possible, outlining transport connectivity as an EU strategic priority. Grono also noted that lasting peace required societies to feel ownership of the process and to support a settlement that was just and sustainable. The forum was organised by LINKS Europe and Armenia's Analytical Centre on Globalization and Regional Cooperation, with Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Lasha Darsalia delivering the keynote address. The next edition is scheduled to take place in Tbilisi in early 2027.