Official Economic Mission of the Mayor of Marseille Jean-Claude Gaudin in Armenia

At the invitation of Taron Margaryan, Mayor of Yerevan, the Mayor of Marseille Jean-Claude Gaudin will visit Armenia from October 22 to 27 at the head of a delegation to an "Official Economic Mission." He will mainly be accompanied by Bernard Hatemian, President of the French-Armenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vice President Didier Parakian (Deputy Mayor) and Garo Hovsepian, Mayor 7th sector of Marseille. Also will be the official travel,Thierry Fabre (Chamber of Commerce and Industry Marseille-Provence) and Maxime Tissot, Director of the Office of tourism and Congress.

The delegation will meet with business leaders, the Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan, Minister of Economy Vahram Avanessian and Vice-Minister Ara Petrosyan.

Several conferences, meetings and factory visits are planned. Also visits to Etchmiadzin, Sardarapat, Geghard, Garni, Sevan and Tsitsernakaberd.

This is the only official visit of Jean Claude Gaudin abroad this year.

To Note that President Sargsyan should awarded Garo Hovsepian and Didier Parakian with the highest distinction of State.

Jean Eckian / Paris