Spacious park in France's Montpellier named after Armenia

Spacious park in France's Montpellier named after Armenia
May 18, 2022 - 16:41 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - A spacious park near the City Hall of Montpellier, France has been named after Armenia to celebrate the friendship between the two nations.

The park was inaugurated by the Mayor of Montpellier Michaël Delafosse, as well as Ambassador of Armenia to France Hasmik Tolmajian who thanked the City Council and Mayor Delafosse for naming one of the city’s central parks after Armenia,

According to the envoy, friendship between Armenia and Montpellier dates back to the Middle Ages, when active contacts were established between the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia in and the Languedoc province of France.

Tolmajian also recalled the adoption of a resolution on the recognition of the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) after the 2020 war.

Delafosse said Montpellier was one of the first cities in France to erect a monument in memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide.

"We wanted to reaffirm this connection by naming the park near the town hall as Armenia Park,” he added.

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