RoA President Serzh Sargsyan, on the first day of his official visit to France, toured a display of renowned French-Armenian artist Jean Jansem’s works at the Matignon Gallery, Paris. Jean Jansem (Semerjian) was born in 1920 in Seuleuze (Asia Minor), spent his childhood his childhood in Salonika, Greece, and arrived in France at the age of 11 when he took up painting. President Sargsyan congratulated the artist on his 90th birthday and awarded him with an Order of Honour for his significant contribution to the reinforcement of the Armenian-French friendship. The artist last visited the motherland ten years ago and told President Sargsyan that Armenia always lives in his heart and mind. Later tonight, President Sargsyan will be the guest of honor at state dinner hosted by French President Nikolas Sarkozy. President Sargsyan will later meet with the presidents of the French Senate and National Assembly.