France is ready to help Armenia to modernize its political & economi

ARMINFO News Agency, Armenia
September 28, 2006 Thursday

FRANCE IS READY TO HELP ARMENIA TO MODERNIZE ITS POLITICAL AND
ECONOMIC LIFE

France is ready to help Armenia to modernize its political and
economic life, French President Jacques Chirac says in an interview
to Hayastani Hanrapetoutyun daily (Armenia) on the eve of his visit
to Yerevan.

He says that France is ready ot help Armenia to build modern legal
state – a state guaranteeing human freedoms. France is also ready to
help Armenia to diversify its economy and to build better future for
its people. Such an old nation as Armenians must not be afraid of the
future. Chirac says that the Armenian youths must be happy that being
part of an ancient nation they have a chance to build an absolutely
new country. Armenia is worthy of loyalty and the biggest happiness
for any person is to faithfully serve his country, says Chirac.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS