On January 14, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan received the delegation led by the Speaker of the National Assembly of France, Yaël Braun-Pivet. This is reported by the RA MFA.

Minister Mirzoyan welcomed the first visit to Armenia at the level of the Speaker of the National Assembly of France, stressing that it testifies to the historical friendship based on the common values of the Armenian and French peoples and the high level of bilateral privileged relations.

Issues related to the rich agenda of cooperation between Armenia and France were discussed at the meeting. The close cooperation formed at the inter-parliamentary level was emphasized with satisfaction, and in this regard, the activities of friendship groups operating in the legislative bodies of the two countries and the interaction on multilateral platforms were particularly important.

The parties addressed issues related to regional security and stability.

Both sides referred to the fact that since December 12, 2022, Azerbaijan has blocked the only road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia and the world, the Lachin Corridor, which is worsening day by day, and the imperative of its resolution. Minister Mirzoyan emphasized that Azerbaijan aims to subject the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh to ethnic cleansing with its continuous actions.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia expressed his gratitude for France’s principled position at different levels and formats in relation to Azerbaijan’s aggression against the sovereign territory of Armenia and the illegal blocking of the Lachine Corridor.