In view of the Ukraine events, the French President’s visit to the region and especially to Armenia was an important event, Giro Manoyan, Director of the ARF bureau’s Hay Dat and political affairs office, told a press conference in Yerevan.
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n stressed the importance of Francois Hollande’s statement that Armenian-French economic ties do not correspond to the level of relations between the two states and peoples and there is a need to develop them. He also attached importance to the French leader’s statement about the Armenian Genocide recognition and Karabakh people’s self-determination.
Speaking about expected developments in Armenian-French relations, Manoyan said that it is very important that France will participate in events marking the centenary of the Armenian Genocide in Yerevan. According to him, France will nevertheless adopt a law criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide.
Source: Panorama.am