May 12, 2014 | 16:35
YEREVAN. – President of France Francois Hollande has arrived in Yerevan for a two-day state visit.
The delegation led by Fracois Hollande was welcomed by Presideny Serzh Sargsyan at Zvartnots airport. The flags of Armenia, France and EU were raised at the airport after military orchestra performed the anthems of Armenia and France.
On Monday, President Hollande and President Sargsyan will participate in Armenia-France business forum in Yerevan. The French delegation will visit Tsitsernakaberd where they will lay flowers to the Memorial to Armenian Genocide victims. In the evening Presidents Hollande and Sargsyan will attend a concert of world famous Charles Aznavour.
On Tuesday, President Hollande will meet with the representatives of French community in Armenia. French parliamentarians will meet with Speaker Galust Sahakyan.
On the same day Francois Hollande is expected to have a meeting with Serzh Sargsyan that will be followed by a meeting of delegations. A number of documents aimed at development of cooperation in various fields will be signed. The presidents will sum up the talks during a media conference.
The leaders will visit opening of a park renamed after French national hero, poet Missak Manouchian. They will also inspect the construction site of Carrefour hypermarket.
