PARIS. - President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan on Tuesday arrived in France at the invitation of his French counterpart François Hollande.

The official welcome ceremony took place in the square of the National Residence of the Invalids (Les Invalides) in Paris.

Following the ceremony, President Sargsyan and the delegation led by him headed for the office of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) to meet with Secretary General Michaëlle Jean, thereby launching the program of their official visit.