Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Armenia Olivier Decottignies in Vayots Dzor. As he wrote on 18 October on the social network X, the goals of the visit include support to territorial integrity of Armenia, the humanitarian and security situation, decentralized cooperation and agricultural development.
In subsequent entries, he particularly noted that he met with the Governor of the Vayots Dzor region, Ararat Grigoryan, to discuss the cooperation of this “strategic region for Armenia” with the French region of Hauts-de-France.
The Ambassador also visited Areni wineries and the EU monitoring mission post in Vayots Dzor. “Together with the EU mission to Armenia in Jermuk, I noted the ongoing occupation of the territories of Armenia by Azerbaijan,” the ambassador wrote in his microblog.
To note, on the same day the first permanent ambassador of Canada to Armenia, Andrew Turner, arrived in Armenia whao handed copies of his credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan.
Congratulating the newly appointed ambassador, Minister Mirzoyan expressed confidence that he will give a significant impetus to Armenian-Canadian friendly relations. In this context, the importance of opening the Canadian Embassy in Yerevan was mutually noted, which indicates the readiness of both sides to expand the dynamically developing Armenian-Canadian agenda in various directions.
Ararat Mirzoyan emphasized that the ambassador began his mission during a difficult period for Armenia. The importance of strong support for democracy, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Armenia was especially noted. An exchange of views took place on the processes aimed at establishing stability in the region and on the main problems.
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