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On November 9, the President of the National Assembly of France Yaël Braun-Pivet received the Vice President of the RA National Assembly Hakob Arshakyan being in Paris on a working visit.

The Vice President of the RA National Assembly thanked his colleague for the warm reception, expressing his gratitude to her for the unique solidarity and support shown by France towards Armenia and the Armenian people facing difficult challenges. He underlined with satisfaction the important commitment of France in addressed response and peaceful solution of the situation to the military aggression of Azerbaijan against the internationally recognized sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia at the state highest level.

Hakob Arshakyan highly appreciated the inter-parliamentary cooperation being one of the important spheres of the Armenian-French privileged relations anchored on centuries-old friendship. In that context he especially evaluated the active engagement of the National Assembly of France, the French parliamentarians in undertaking international practical steps alarming the international community on the security threats against Armenia and the Armenian people and for the defense of Armenia and the Armenian people.

A reference was made to the Azerbaijani aggression in September, its geopolitical and humanitarian aftermath, the expansionist and aggressive policy of the Azerbaijani authorities and the negotiation process. The sides mutually highlighted the international mediatory role in the establishment of the lasting peace in the region, including the EU mediatory efforts made by the leadership of the President of France and the activity of the EU Observation Capacity Mission for the assessment of the border situation of the Republic of Armenia.

In terms of the restoration of the security environment in the region and the establishment of stable peace, Hakob Arshakyan emphasized the strengthening of the defense capacities of Armenia with the international support as a real guarantee for curbing the Azerbaijani ambitions against the internationally recognized sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia.

At the end of the meeting the President of the National Assembly of France Yaël Braun-Pivet reaffirmed the solidarity of the National Assembly and the whole France with Armenia and the Armenian people.

The Vice President of the RA National Assembly Hakob Arshakyan invited the President of the National Assembly of France on an official visit on behalf of the President of the RA National Assembly Alen Simonyan.