YEREVAN. – The delegation headed by Mayor of Yerevan Karen Karapetyan is on a visit to France on April 25-28 at the invitation of Mayor of Paris Bertland Delanoe.

The Armenian delegation will participate in events in commemoration of Armenian Genocide victims.

Meetings with Paris Mayor, Chairman of the International Association of French-speaking Mayors (AIMF) Bertland Delanoe, President of the regional council for Ile-de-France Jean-Paul Huchon and Mayor of Lyon Gerard Collomb are planned within the framework of the visit. The sides will discuss issues on bilateral cooperation during the meetings, the press service of Yerevan City Hall informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

A cooperation agreement between Yerevan and the Il-de-France region is planned to be signed on April 26. The agreement provides establishment of mutually beneficial ties in the fields of culture, Francophonie, education, public transport, as well as sustainable development of tourism and heritage preservation.

The members of the delegation will also hold meetings with representatives of the local Armenian community and business circles.