ARMENIAN, FRENCH LEADERS DISCUSS BILATERAL TIES

Public Television of Armenia, Yerevan
12 Jul 07

[Presenter] A meeting between Armenian President Robert Kocharyan
and French President Nicolas Sarkozy has ended in the Elysee Palace
in Paris. A "Haylur" correspondent Lusine Lazarian, who is also in
Paris, has the details of the meeting by phone.

[Correspondent reports from Paris by phone] The newly-elected French
president, Nicolas Sarkozy, received the Armenian president for the
first time after his election as president. The meeting lasted for
about an hour.

The Armenian and French presidents discussed relations between the
two countries.

At the end of the meeting, the Armenian president said that the
meeting was very useful. Kocharyan noted that all proposals of the
past to develop bilateral ties between the two countries was again
discussed at the meeting with the newly-elected French president.

Kocharyan also expressed his satisfaction with the atmosphere of the
meeting and added that the discussions would be continuous.