HOVIK ABRAHAMYAN: "ARMENIAN-FRENCH FRIENDSHIP MAKES PROGRESS AND DEVELOPS"

National Assembly
June 8 2009
Armenia

On June 6 President of the National Assembly Mr. Hovik Abrahamyan
received the deputy of the National Assembly of France, Head of
France-Armenia Parliamentary Friendship Group Mr. Francois Rochebloine.

Welcoming the guest the President of the Armenian Parliament expressed
his condolences in connection with many victims, who died because of
the plane crash of Air France Company.

NA President highly assessed the role of the deputies of the Parliament
of France and personally Mr. Rochebloine in the development of
bilateral cooperation. Mr. H. Abrahamyan noted with satisfaction that
Aremnian-French friendship makes progress and develops.

Afterwards, at Mr. Rochebloine’s request the President of the Armenian
Parliament presented the inner-political situation of Armenia. During
the talk the sides in detail discussed the issues of Armenia and France
within the framework of the Parliamentary Assembly of Francofonie and
other international organizations. On Mr. Abrahamyan’s initiative
they also touched upon the plans of the Parliamentary Friendship
Groups of the two countries.

Chairman of the Standing Committee on Health Care, Maternity
and Childhood of the National Assembly, Head of Armenia-France
Parliamentary Friendship Group Mr. Ara Babloyan also participated in
the meeting.