ArmInfo.On the eve, French President Emmanuel Macron visited the headquarters of the French branch of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund in support of a fundraising telethon organized by the Armenian community of the country. The Embassy of Armenia in France reports this.
This year, the telethon will be devoted to issues related to assistance to tens of thousands of IDPs as a result of military aggression by Azerbaijan against Artsakh with the use of Turkish military and international terrorists.
According to AFP, President Macron stressed that "this humanitarian commitment of France is our direct duty to 120 thousand displaced Armenian residents from seven regions of Artsakh, as well as in front of at least 1 million Armenians who are in a difficult situation in Armenia. " and the second - on November 27. The famous French-Armenian football player, world champion in 1998 Yuri Djorkaeff will deliver the humanitarian cargo to Armenia.
In addition to humanitarian assistance, President Macron also noted that France is demanding that, as a result of the cessation of hostilities, In Nagorno-Karabakh, on November 9, 2020, the ceasefire terms were applied to the rich Armenian historical and cultural heritage of the region to prevent their destruction. Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed France's desire to include the trilateral statement signed by Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan in the framework of international control.