On occasion of Bastille Day, Armen Sarkissian  visited French embassy  in Armenia

ArmInfo. On the eve of the  National Holiday of France - Bastille Day, Armenian President Armen  Sarkissian visited the French embassy in our country.

As the press service of the Armenian president told ArmInfo,  Sarkissian congratulated the French Ambassador Jonathan Lacote,  embassy staff and the friendly French people on their holiday.  Every  year on July 14, the whole of France celebrates a national holiday -  the Day of the Bastille (La Fete Nationale / Bastille Day) or the Day  of July 14 (Le Quatorze Juillet), established in 1880. The historical  event that became the basis for the establishment of the holiday  occurred during the Great French Revolution - in 1789 the insurgent  Parisians stormed the fortress-prison of Bastille - a symbol of royal  despotism and released seven prisoners. This event is considered the  beginning of the Great French Revolution, as well as a symbol of the  overthrow of absolutism.