NKR’s Hadrut, France’s Vienne sign Friendship Declaration
On February 21, Friendship Declaration was signed between the cities of Hadrut, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, and Vienne, France. The ceremony took place at the Vienne City Hall.
On behalf of Hadrut, the Declaration was signed by NKR Minister of Culture and Youth Affairs Narine Aghabalian and on behalf of Vienne by Mayor Jacques Remiller.
The Declaration welcomes the consistent steps of the people and leadership of Nagorno-Karabakh aimed at the creation and development of a free and democratic society and considers the isolation of the people of Artsakh unacceptable. It aims to develop friendly relations between the two cities and boost cooperation in the educational, cultural, sports and some other areas.
In 2013, friendly relations were also established between the NKR city of Martuni and the French city of Les Pennes-Mirabeau – mutual visits took place, the ways and forms of expanding cooperation between the cities are being discussed, the press service of NKR Foreign Ministry reports.