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    FRANCOPHONE MAYORS VISIT ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MEMORIAL

    Panorama, Armenia
    Oct 26 2011

    A delegation of the General Assembly of the International Association
    of Francophone Mayors (AIMF) visited the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial
    Complex of Armenian Genocide in Yerevan, the press service of Yerevan
    Mayor's Office said.

    The Francophone Mayors laid flowers at the memorial of the Armenian
    Genocide victims, visited the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute and
    left notes in the book of honorary guests.

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    Armenia's President receives Mayor of Paris

    Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan received Wednesday Bertrand Delanoe,
    the Mayor of Paris and Chairman of the International Association of
    Francophone Mayors, President's press service said.

    President Sargsyan welcomed Bertrand Delanoe for holding in Yerevan
    the annual session of the Association's General Assembly and for
    chairing it.

    President has noted that Armenia delightfully hosts this important
    international meeting, which brings together mayors of the capitals
    of francophone countries, and which underlines the importance Armenia
    gives to the inter-cultural dialogue and development of economic and
    cultural relations with francophone states.

    Mayor of Paris thanked for the cordial reception and for the chance
    to hold the Assembly's session in Yerevan.

    Referring to the Armenian-French relations, Sargsyan and Delanoe have
    noted that the high level mutual visits, and the events organized along
    the lines of those visits, have further strengthened the friendship
    between the both countries.

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    Paris Mayor: I am happy to visit friendly Armenia

    Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received today Paris Mayor Bertrand
    Delanoe.

    The FM welcomed the guest and noted that this month was a month of
    Armenian-French friendship: the Armenian President paid an official
    visit to Paris, the French President arrived on a state visit to
    Armenia, Yerevan hosts the annual session of the General Assembly
    of the International Association of Francophone Mayors (AIMF), and
    Paris Mayor pays his first visit to Armenia, MFA press office said.

    Edward Nalbandian thanked Mr Delanoe for the joint projects with
    Armenia, specifically erection of Statue of Komitas in Paris,
    opening of Yerevan Park, traditional annual reception in Paris
    Mayor's Office in commemoration of the Armenian Genocide victims,
    active participation of Paris Mayor's Office in the events marking
    the Year of Armenia in France.

    Bertrand Delanoe expressed his thanks for the reception and words of
    gratitude. He said that he is happy to visit friendly Armenia and he
    is convinced that the implementation of the agreements reached during
    his visit will boost ties between our capitals, countries and peoples.

    The meeting also addressed regional and international issues.




    From: A. Papazian
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