On 4 and 5 May 2026, the President of the BnF, Gilles Pécout, joined the French President, Emmanuel Macron, on his state visit to Armenia. This visit saw the BnF sign memoranda of understanding the Matenadaran and the Yeghishe Charents Museum of Art and Literature. These two agreements follow an initial agreement, signed in April 2025, between the BnF and the National Library of Armenia.

More information: https://www.bnf.fr/fr/actualites/signature-de-conventions-avec-le-matenadaran-et-le-musee-dart-et-litterature-yeghiche