President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, who is on an official visit to France, on Thursday left Paris for Lyon, where he met with Mayor Gérard Collomb.

Prior to this, the delegation headed by the Armenian President visited one of the city squares, where they laid wreaths at the monument dedicated to the Armenian Genocide victims, honoring their memory. 

At the meeting in the Municipality of Lyon, President Sargsyan thanked Mayor Gérard Collomb for the warm reception, noting that such meetings are turning into a good tradition.

The President expressed conviction that being among the best citizens of France, Lyon is developing every year, this also being the personal achievement of the Mayor, since he devoted significant part of his life and activity to this city.

Sargsyan also thanked Mayor Collomb for his attention to the issues of concern to the Armenians. The President expressed hope that the Mayor of Lyon will continue to serve his valuable experience and knowledge to the further deepening of cooperation between Yerevan and Lyon. According to him, the efforts of Mayor Collomb towards strengthening the friendship of the two peoples, as well as his principled stance in the Armenian Genocide issue don’t remain unnoticed.

Apart from this, at the meeting, the interlocutors discussed issues related to the deepening of decentralized cooperation, scientific and educational, economic and other directions of collaboration.

In the Municipality, President Sargsyan made a note in the Book of Honorary Guests. 

By the end of the meeting, the Armenian leader bestowed Medal of Honor upon the Mayor of Lyon for his significant contribution to the strengthening of the Armenian-French friendship relations and development.

Moreover, official dinner was held in honor of the Armenian President on behalf of the Mayor of Lyon.