Taking sides with Armenia requires endurance - Laurent Wauquier

ArmInfo.On November 21, within the framework of the "Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes - Armenia-Syunik" events, official meetings were held, during which statements were  made by the Governor of the Syunik region Robert Ghukasyan, Deputy  Foreign Minister of Armenia Paruyr Hovhannisyan, Chairman of the  Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region Fabrice Pankouk, Member of the French  Parliament, leader of the "Droite Republicaine" faction, special  adviser to the regional council Laurent Wauquier.

As reported by the administration of the Syunik region, the governor  of the region noted that this is a historic event for the region,  since at the most difficult stage of Syunik's history new friendly  names have taken hold, one of which is Mr. Wauquier.

"Of course, if the essence of all this was only the signing of  memorandums, we could have done it a year ago, but before that we had  quite a few serious professional meetings and discussions, mutual  visits, and based on the work done, agreements between the  communities will be signed today. The most important thing is that  these are not just documents, they imply specific work and friendship  between the two peoples," the Armenian official noted. At the same  time, he admitted that their administration is aware that Armenia may  have problems in the region because it has embarked on a democratic  path of development. 

"But we will not deviate from this path, because we will live in a  sovereign Republic of Armenia, and France and our other friendly  countries will support us on this chosen path. This decentralized  cooperation will open a new page in the Armenian-French friendship,  and from the same high point we will continue the contribution of  those Armenians and French whose activities are aimed at the  friendship of the two countries," Ghukasyan said. In turn, Vauquier  noted that fighting for Armenia means fighting for the civilization  of the 21st century. "The dynamic development of our region is also  due to the Armenians living here. One must be steadfast to be on  Armenia's side," he added.