THE FRIENDSHIP IS PROVED THROUGH WORK

Aysor.am
Tuesday, October 06

On October 5 the Deputy Minister of the RA Diaspora Stepan
Petrosyan received the president of the regional council of France
Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur Michel Vauzelle and the delegation headed
by him. On the meeting were present the Chief of staff at Ministry of
Diaspora Artak Zakaryan and Hrach Aslanian, the head of the European
Armenian Communities’ Department of the RA Ministry of Diaspora,
informs the press and public relations department of the Ministry
of Diaspora.

S. Petrosyan presented the programs implemented during the first
working year and underlined that the biggest French community has
participated in it. According to him the friendship of Armenia and
France, particularly the president of the Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur,
is an example when the friendship is proved through work. The deputy
minister of Diaspora mentioned with satisfaction that by the decree of
the RA President the official high awards of "Movses Khorenatsi Medal"
were given to French Armenians, sculptors Toros Rastkelenyan and the
conductor of the "Sipan-Komitas" choir Karpis Aprikyan and the French
Government has highly praised the activities of Hranush Hakobyan in
the sphere of strengthening of the Armenian – French friendship and
has awarded her with the national "Medal of Merit".

The deputy minister of the RA Diaspora Ministry expressed his gratitude
to the Armenian community with 150 000 members that Provence-Alpes-Cote
d’Azur has got, for the support they have shown, particularly there
have been put a cross stone (khachkar) next the state administration
of Marseille, many meetings of Armenian community are being held
every year in the state Administration during which different
problems concerning the community are being discussed. This year a
representative of the RA Ministry of Diaspora partook in it.

The deputy Minister of the RA Ministry of Diaspora highly appreciated
the cooperation of the Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur and the RA Lori
regio between the RA Ministry of Diaspora and Provence-Alpes-Cote
d’Azur S. Petreosyan mentioned that it is present in the organization
process of the "Ari Toun" program and in creation of the open air
museum of 190 monuments dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the
Armenian Great Genocide which will be put in different cities, and
in organization and participation of the festival named "One nation,
one culture" that will take place in Yerevan in 2010.

The Governer Michel Vauzelle in his turn mentioned that the Armenians
are like the French having full rights and they are the barriers of
the Armenian culture. They have had their in put in different spheres
of development of the province. He also reminded that the council of
the province has recognized the Armenian Genocide.

At the end of the meeting, the Deputy Minister of the RA Ministry
of Diaspora S. Petrosyan awarded Garo Hovsepyan the letter of honor
of the RA Diaspora Ministry which the French Armenian politician has
received for the strengthening of the cultural impact of the Armenian
community of Marseille, and the significant contribution that he had
in the development of the Armenia – Diaspora cooperation.