Panorama.am
15:36 19/10/2007
NEW COOPERATION BETWEEN YEREVAN AND MARSEILLES
Today Mayor of Marseilles and Senator Jan-Clod Goden
met with Yerevan Mayor Yervand Zakharyan. The two
signed agreements on bilateral cooperation and
cooperation between Yerevan and other sister cities of
France.
`There is friendship between our cities. This is one
of those exceptional cases when the relations between
our republics have been bright and promising
throughout history,’ Yervand Zakharyan said in his
speech. He also underscored the role of the Armenian
community in Marseilles in the promising relations.
`Our countries are closely cooperating and we have
recognized the Armenian genocide without hesitation.
We are against the entry of Turkey into European
Union. Our countries have always cooperated in
different field and we are sure it will continue like
that,’ mayor of Marseilles said.
The agreements signed envisage cooperation in culture,
sports, health, education, city economy, trade and
some other fields.
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