France Has Been And Remains A Friend Of Armenia

FRANCE HAS BEEN AND REMAINS A FRIEND OF ARMENIA
Nelly Danielyan

"Radiolur"
11.03.2010 11:13
Paris

The Presidents of Armenia and France Serzh Sargsyan and Nicolas
Sarkozy had a meeting in the Elysee Palace. Expressing gratitude to
President Sarkozy for the invitation, Serzh Sargsyan highly assessed
the current level of the political dialogue between the to countries
and noted that "France is a close friend for Diaspora Armenians and
a reliable partner and ally on the international arena, which gives
a special nature to the Armenian-French relations."

President Sarkozy assured that is country intended to develop relations
with Armenia in all directions and underlined that "France has been
and remains a friend of Armenia."

Presidents Sargsyan and Sarkozy discussed issues related to the
Karabakh conflict settlement. Reference was made to regional security,
the process of normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations and
other issues of mutual interest.

President Sarkozy hailed the Armenian President’s efforts towards
establishment of peace and stability in the region. The Presidents
of Armenia and France exchanged views on the further deepening of
trade-economic relations between the two countries, the expansion of
cooperation in the humanitarian sphere, as well as issues related to
Armenia-EU cooperation.

At the end of the meeting the parties agreed to continue the high-level
bilateral contacts.