YEREVAN. - President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan on Friday received the delegation headed by the leader of the Socialist faction of the French National Assembly (NA) Bruno Le Roux.
The President welcomed the subsequent visit of the French deputies to Armenia, stressing that Armenia is proud of its special relations and warm friendship with France, the close inter-parliamentary cooperation greatly contributing to this.
“I would like to stress the consistent work of various French deputies, and especially Mr Le Roux, who contributes to the deepening of the Armenian-French inter-parliamentary ties, as well as the strengthening of interstate cooperation in general,” Sargsyan noted.
The President also thanked friendly France for its constant support to Armenia in issues of vital significance. In that context, he highly appreciated the contribution of France in the acknowledgement and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide. Apart from this, President Sargsyan thanked the French authorities and people, attaching importance to the consistent work aimed at the adoption of the law criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial.
Expressing satisfaction with the regular mutual visits and active communication, Sargsyan stressed that the agenda of the Armenian-French relations is so extensive that even during the frequent meetings there are lots of important and useful issues to be discussed.
At the meeting, the interlocutors discussed the possibilities of deepening the Armenian-French inter-parliamentary cooperation and the steps aimed at enhancing the ties between the two friendly states and peoples.
Mr Le Roux was pleased to recall last year’s meeting between the Armenian President and the delegation led by him, during which Sargsyan briefed them on the process and objective of the Armenian constitutional reforms.
The leader of the Socialist faction noted that he is happy to see the Armenian President consistently follow the path of the reforms, which he then supported so enthusiastically. The French deputies inquired about the position of Serzh Sargsyan on the implementation of the institutional reforms in Armenia.
The interlocutors also referred to the negotiation process of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The Armenian President highly appreciated France’s balanced stance on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue and its active role in the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship, attaching special attention to the personal efforts of the Armenia people’s friend President Hollande in advancing the negotiation process.
