Former French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe is in Armenia for the first time, and according to him, he decided to start his visit from the Syunik region. “Although I am in Armenia for two days, we decided not to limit ourselves to Yerevan. The first thing I wanted to do was to be in Syunik, which is closer to the Lachin Corridor, and here the reality of the closed road is felt more.
Also, I wanted to know about the invasions into the territory of Armenia, so we started the visit from Syunik,” said Eduard Philip in a conversation with journalists. The French delegation includes ex-minister, Member of the European Parliament Nathalie Loiseau, widow of prominent French-Armenian politician Patrick Devedjian Sophie Devedjian. On February 20, high-ranking guests were welcomed in Goris by Syunik Marz Governor Robert Ghukasyan and Goris Community Leader Arush Arushanyan.
At the official meeting with the latter, as well as with the Artsakh residents temporarily sheltered in Syunik due to the closure of the Armenia-Artsakh road, as well as displaced from Berdzor and Aghavno as a result of the last war, Eduard Philippe announced that “Lachin Corridor should be opened immediately.”
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Eduard Philippe highlights that his delegation’s visit to Armenia coincided with the European Union’s mission to deploy observers on the Armenian side of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border within the Common Security and Defense Policy framework.
“I think this mission will contribute to ensuring border stability, excluding invasions,” said the former French Prime Minister.
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