PRESIDENT SARGSYAN MEETS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FRENCH ARMENIAN COMMUNITY
Nelly Danielyan

"Radiolur"
11.03.2010 12:10
Paris

Within the framework of the official visit to France President Serzh
Sargsyan had meetings with the Chairman of the French Senate, Gerard
Larshe, and Chairman of the National Assembly Bernard Accoyer.

Emphasizing the special role of the parliaments of the two countries in
the further deepening of the traditional friendly and warm relations
between Armenia and France, President Sarsyan praised the activity
of the France-Armenian Deputy Friendship Group and the current level
of cooperation between the parliaments of the two countries within
international organizations.

At Gerard Larshe’s request, President Sargsyan presented Armenia’s
approaches towards the process of negotiations on the Karabakh conflict
settlement, regional issues and the perspectives of normalization of
the Armenian-Turkish relations.

At the end of the official visit to France Serzh Sargsyan met
prominent representatives of the Armenian community, including
Charles Aznavour, Patrick Devejyan and Jansem. The discussions
focused on Armenian-Turkish relations and the recognition of the
Armenian Genocide.

Charles Aznavour considers that the normalization of the
Armenian-Turkish relations could give new momentum to process of
recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

"We declare that we hope for normalization. Turkey also declares it
hopes, but we do not know to what extent their words and intentions
coincide. I think the recognition of the Genocide could give new
breath to the Armenian-Turkish relations," Aznavour said.