French ambassador to Yerevan Jonathan Lacôte has congratulated Armenians on the 103rd anniversary of the First Republic, wishing the country to be able to live its independence in peace and prosperity.

"I wish Armenia, which measures its history in millennia, to have confidence in its future," Lacôte said in a statement on Friday, May 28

"I wish Armenia to never doubt its beauty, strengths and talents; I wish Armenians to be proud to give this country to their children; and I wish France to always love Armenia the way Armenia loves us."

On May 28, Armenians worldwide are celebrating the 103rd anniversary of the foundation of the First Republic of Armenia, which played a decisive role in the further establishment of the country in the decades that followed.