ARMENIA’S MEMBERSHIP IN EEU HAS NOT AFFECTED RELATIONS WITH THE EU: FRENCH AMB.
17:57, 04 Feb 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
The terrorist attacks in France earlier this year targeted not only
France, but also the freedom of speech and expression, the dearest
things to us, French Ambassador to Armenia Jean-Francois Charpentier
told reporters in Yerevan.
“The threat of radical expressions on the religious ground is urgent
in France today, and this makes the authorities raise security
not only inside France, but also beyond its borders. We attach more
importance to the maintenance of democratic values than we ever did,”
the Ambassador said.
Speaking about French-Armenian relations, Amb. Charpentier said: “We
should use all possible tools for the development of trade relations.”
He said the French Carrefour supermarket will probably open in Yerevan
in March 2015.
The Ambassador said Armenia’s membership in the Eurasian Economic
Union has not affected the Armenia-EU relations.
The French Ambassador confirmed Francois Hollande will visit Armenia
on April 24 for the 100thanniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
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