France’s Macron announces Armenia visitFebruary 15, 2019 - 10:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - French Ambassador to Armenia Jonathan Lacôte has revealed that French President Emmanuel Macron will arrive in Yerevan on a state visit. Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan on Thursday, February 14 met Lacôte and Regional Director at the French Development Agency Gaëlle Assayag. Grigoryan stressed the importance of the development of cooperation with France, including for the implementation of government reforms. He unveiled the main provisions of the government program, at the same time detailing the possibilities of developing bilateral relations within the framework of the Armenia-EU partnership agenda. The European Parliament, Great Britain, Romania, Denmark, Bulgaria, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have so far ratified the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement . Lacôte said France is ready to deepen cooperation with Armenia both in bilateral and multilateral formats. Stressing that Macron has recently announced his intention to travel to Armenia on a state visit, the ambassador said that the visit would also contribute to clarifying the further expansion of bilateral programs. Assayag, meanwhile, presented the process of reforms implemented in Armenia, as well as expressed readiness to develop new programs in the future that go in line with the reforms undertaken by the authorities of the country. Macron revealed recently that France will make April 24 a "national day of commemoration of the Armenian Genocide". Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |