Friday, January 31 2020 14:10

ArmInfo.A shared responsibility should help us to move forward with "New Armenia",  which brilliantly tackles this difficult challenge of democratic and  economic growth, and which I would like to pay tribute to here.

As the press service of the French Embassy in Armenia reported to  ArmInfo, French President Emmanuel Macron stated this at an annual  dinner organized by the Coordination Council of Armenian  Organizations of France (CCAF)

"A young state: we can applaud the leaders of the state. A young  state, an ancient nation whose historical tragedies make it more  aware of the importance of living in the present, using its  opportunities and enjoying modernity. I would also like to reaffirm  my respect for Armenia, which, by the way, with the help of the  velvet revolution, perfectly demonstrated to the world its ability to  carry out the revolution peacefully, without external influence,  respecting the rule of law and institutions. This is an almost  unprecedented example in our modern history, "Macron emphasized.

The French president also welcomed Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan,  recalling that the latter accompanied him at the Francophonie summit  in October 2018, and then attended a farewell to the great  chansonnier Charles Aznavour.

  "Mr. Pashinyan, I would like to welcome you and your spouse and the  whole family for a worthy activity that we will continue to support,  and you know to what extent. I would like to note that we were not  only impressed, but also launched a number of projects. The President  of the Ile-de-France region, Valerie Pecresse, expressed his region's  commitment to implement a number of projects, many other local  authorities followed his example in promoting these common projects,  and the French University in Armenia is an evidence of such a  cooperation. We are dealing with the policy of French-speaking  countries, an active French-speaking, economic, legal, academic and  cultural policy of integration into a globalized economy, which is  being implemented and gives a new impetus, "the French leader  emphasized.

Mentioning the TUMO initiative, Macron assured that together with the  French University in Armenia, the French Institute, the Charles  Aznavour Foundation, as well as economic, cultural figures, they will  continue to make efforts for the implementation of each major  project.

"I would like to emphasize that we intend, together with the  Diaspora, to continue to contribute to this new Armenia, in favor of  relations with France, Frenchmen of Armenian descent, relations  between Armenia and France, because I am aware of all the challenges  that the new Armenia is so bravely confronting. Just by glancing at  the map, we will see great dangers and the world facing them. With  such democratic vitality and such a tragic history, France's duty is  to stand with Armenia," Macron concluded.