The other day Nagorno Karabakh President Arkadi Ghukasian met with the members of the Armenian-French friendship group of the French National Assembly. In the course of the conversation the French parliamentarians expressed hope that in future Nagorno Karabakh will achieve its principal goal that is the recognition of its independence. A. Ghukasian also held meetings with the Armenians residing in Paris. Speaking about the phonotone held in France for the increasing of the funds for the economic projects carried out in Nagorno Karabakh the President told about the North-South highway, which is of the utmost importance for the republic. During of the visit A. Ghukasian met as well with the members of the Marseilles' city administration and discussed the prospects of normalizing the ties between Stepanakert and Marseilles.