Public TV, Armenia
Oct 26 2007

Armenian premier, French leader discuss bilateral cooperation

[Presenter] Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan’s visit to France
ended with a meeting with French students of Armenian origin at
Armenia’s embassy in France. Prior to this, the Armenian prime
minister met French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Bilateral cooperation
in various spheres, including cultural, education, military and
nuclear power spheres, was discussed at the meeting. The prime
minister’s visit was also marked with a meeting with Charles Aznavour
[a French singer of Armenian origin].

[Correspondent reporting from Paris over the video] Sargsyan met
Aznavour in a restaurant today. After the dinner, Sargsyan headed for
the French president’s residence to continue the main part of his
visit. French President Nicolas Sarkozy met the Armenian primer
minister at the threshold of the presidential residence. The meeting
between the French president and the Armenian prime minister lasted
about 30 minutes. They discussed prospects for relations between
Armenia and France and noted the importance of expanding education,
cultural and military cooperation between the two countries.

[Sargsyan] The French president said that he wants Armenian-French
relations to continue at their own pace. He also said that France is
interested in developing nuclear power and added that France is ready
to cooperate with Armenia in the military sphere. He also said that
France is interested in developing higher education in Armenia and
they are satisfied that the French University is normally functioning
in Armenia. He is pleased with the Armenian community in France and
the success of ongoing Armenian-French relations. I thanked the
French president and asked him to order the setting up of an Armenian
culture house in Paris and a French culture house in Yerevan.