On January 23, French President Emmanuel Macron received Ara Toranyan and Murad Papazyan, co-chairs of the Coordinating Council of Armenian Organizations of France (CCAF), at the Elysée Palace.
Representatives of the French Armenian community discussed the dramatic situation in Nagorno Karabakh, which has been under siege by Azerbaijan since December 12, and the threats to Armenia’s territorial integrity. The co-presidents welcomed the attention shown to them by Emmanuel Macron and expressed hope that France will play a more active role in protecting the people of Nagorno-Karabakh.