US Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern congratulated all on the French National Day - Bastille Day.

“Happy Bastille Day. Bonne fete!” he twitted.

Bastille Day is marked in France on July 14. The Bastille fortress was stormed on this day in 1789. This event is  considered as a start of uprising of the nation and the beginning of the French Revolution. On this day festivities and official ceremonies are held all over France.

Each year a solemn military parade is held on the Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris. This year’s parade will be attended by nearly 5,000 servicemen and 450 pieces of military equipment.