President meets with Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi

President Serzh Sargsyan, who has paid a working visit to the French Republic, today had a meeting with Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi.

Greeting the president, Mayor Estrosi noted that it is a great honor that Armenia has been announced as Country of Honor at the famous Midem international music festival.

President Serzh Sargsyan expressed his thanks for the warm welcome and stressed that Nice and Armenia’s capital Yerevan are sister cities, while friendly France is a special country to Armenia and the Armenian people. The president noted that people in Armenia are familiar with Mayor Christian Estrosi’s activities and his caring attitude towards Armenians. According to Serzh Sargsyan, the events to commemorate the Armenian Genocide Centennial held in Nice on April 24 this year, empathizing with the Armenian people’s great grief and making others to empathize as well is the testimony to that attitude.

Nice mayor noted that he is sure it is everybody’s duty to acknowledge the tragedy of the Armenian people. He expressed satisfaction with the relationship and level of cooperation between Yerevan and Nice and underscored that Armenia’s president is always a welcomed guest for them. Mayor Christian Estrosi also said that he plans to visit Yerevan by the end of the year to further strengthen friendly ties between Yerevan and Nice and discuss new opportunities for cooperation.