FRENCH LEADER PLEDGES TO DEVELOP COOPERATION WITH ARMENIA

RIA Novosti
March 10, 2010
Yerevan

France will develop cooperation with Armenia in all spheres, French
President Nicolas Sarkozy said at a meeting in Paris on Wednesday
with his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan.

This was the two leaders’ second meeting since Sargsyan took office
in April 2008. The first meeting took place in November 2008 when
the Armenian leader paid a working visit to France.

"Sarkozy confirmed his country’s intention to develop relations with
Armenia in all directions and stressed that France was and remains
Armenia’s friend," the French president’s press service said.

"Sarkozy stressed…France’s Armenian community is an unbreakable
bridge of friendship between the two peoples and countries," it
also said.

The two presidents also discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process,
regional security, Armenian-Turkish reconciliation and other bilateral
issues.