ArmInfo. French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal presented the Legion of Honor to Rene Levonian.
"It was a great pleasure to participate in the ceremony of awarding the Legion of Honor to Rene Levonian, Pastor of the Armenian Evangelical Church of France, President of the Association of Evangelical Churches of French-speaking Countries, at the Matignon Palace by Prime Minister Gabriel Attal.
I cordially congratulate the pastor on this high award, which rewards his exceptional commitment to Armenian-French friendship," Armenian Ambassador to France Hasmik Tolmajian wrote on her Twitter microblog.
In addition, as reported by French Ambassador to Armenia Olivier Decottignies , a Military Ceremony was held at the Arc de Triomphe on June 15. "The Armenian flag was next to the French flag, in the center of Paris and in the hearts of the French," he wrote.