Despite difficult events, democracy is firm and visible in Armenia:  Head of French delegation to PACE

ArmInfo.On December 11, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan received the Head of the Delegation of  France to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Bertrand Bouyx. The Head of the RA NA delegation to PACE Ruben Rubinyan also attended the meeting, the press service of the RA NA  reports.

Welcoming the guest, the RA NA President highly appreciated the warm  relations and effective cooperation established between our two  delegations. Alen Simonyan thanked the France-Armenia Friendship  Group comprised of also 97 deputies (its active member is also  Bertrand Bouyx) for pro-Armenia activities.

The interlocutors touched upon the RA-EU deepening and strengthening  relations, the dialogue on the entry visa liberalization between  Armenia and the European Union, the possibilities of activation of  bilateral economic ties, the steadily implementation of the ongoing  democratic processes in Armenia. According to Bertrand Bouyx, it is  inspiring that despite the difficult events that took place that took  part in Armenia, democracy is firm and visible. The Head of the  Delegation of France to PACE considered as an important step the  ratification of the Rome Statute by the National Assembly of the  Republic of Armenia.

Speaking about the regional challenges, the sides exchanged ideas on  the procedure of the negotiations over the Peace Treaty to be signed  between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the immediate return of the Armenian  captives being held in Azerbaijan and on the normalization of  Armenia-Turkey relations.

The guest of France reaffirmed that France is faithful to the  Armenian-French friendship and at this moment is next to Armenia.