ArmInfo. At the invitation of Xavier Bertrand, President of the Council of the Hauts-de-France Region, Ambassador of Armenia to France Hasmik Tolmajian participated as a guest in the first plenary session of the Council of the Hauts-de-France Region 2024.
According to the press service of the RA Embassy in France, during
the event President Bertrand and members of the Council reaffirmed
their full solidarity with the people of Armenia and
Nagorno-Karabakh. Permanent representative of Nagorno-Karabakh,
Hovhannes Gevorgyan, was also present at the meeting.
Condemning Azerbaijan's encroachments on Armenia's territorial
integrity and the ethnic cleansing carried out against the people of
Nagorno-Karabakh, the chairman of the Council noted that the region
has always been and will continue to stand by the Armenian people in
the struggle to guarantee their rights and security. President
Bertrand also attached importance to the preservation of the Armenian
historical and cultural heritage of Nagorno-Karabakh and the soonest
release of Armenian prisoners illegally held in Azerbaijan,
reaffirming the commitment of the region he leads to make efforts in
this direction.
The Council of the Hauts-de-France region also unanimously supported
the resolution adopted by the French Senate on January 17, by which
the latter condemns the military attack carried out by Azerbaijan on
Nagorno-Karabakh and demands to guarantee the implementation of the
Armenian population's right to return to Nagorno-Karabakh. During
the session, to the standing ovation of the audience, President
Bertrand awarded the medal of honor of Hauts-de-France Region to
Armenian Ambassador Hasmik Tolmajyan and Representative of
Nagorno-Karabakh Hovhannes Gevorgyan. Immediately after the
meeting, Ambassador Tolmajian and President Bertrand opened a photo
exhibition entitled "Historical and Cultural Riches of Armenia" in
the large hall of the Hauts-de-France Regional Council, where the
works of famous French-Armenian photographers Roger and Lidia
Kasparyan are presented. The exhibition will run until February 29.
