Armenian capital city Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan, who is in France on an official visit to attend the conference of the Armenian-French Decentralized Cooperation, met with Mayor Gérard Collomb of the City of Lyon. 

Giving a high assessment to the present-day level of Armenian-French relations, Collomb noted that the holding of the aforesaid conference once again proves the importance of these relations. 

He noted that the partnership ties between the communities of both countries prove that Armenia and France are interested in the deepening of ties between the two countries.

Collomb also stated that the partnership relations between Yerevan and Lyon have great prospects for development and Lyon stands ready to further deepen bilateral relations.

On his part, Mayor Taron Margaryan noted that Yerevan and Lyon have a serious potential to develop their cooperation, and assured that Yerevan Municipality likewise is interested in further deepening the relations.  

Margaryan once again extended his formal invitation to host Gérard Collomb in Yerevan, to jointly celebrate the 20th anniversary of friendship between the two cities.