28 July 2019

Bicycle race Tour de Masis 3

On the 28th of July, the Tour de Masis 3 cycle race was held. The Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Avinyan, the French Ambassador to Armenia Jonathan Lacote, the Minister of Healthcare Arsen Torosyan, the governor of Ararat Province Garik Sargsyan, the Deputy Sports Minister Gevorg Loretsyan, as well as numerous employees of the French Embassy in RA and administration of the Ararat region, along with other famous people, participated in the race.

During the race, the famous participants referred to all the work and programs carried out by AFFA (Adibekyan Family Foundation for Advancement) charity foundation and the Masis Development Fund, in particular, Deputy Prime Minister of RA Tigran Avinyan, said: "I want to express my gratitude to the Fund that carried out all the work and constructed this marvelous Boulevard, they did their best in here. I'm highly impressed by seeing everything they've done here."

Jonathan Lacote, the Ambassador of France to Armenia, also mentioned the important role of AFFA Charity Fund and Masis Development Fund in the development of the city, as well as their impact on the dissemination of sports and healthy lifestyles among citizens. "I'm very glad that Tour de Masis 3 along with the Tour de France were held on the same day, and that the Masis Development Fund is taking active steps in the development of the city,” said the ambassador.

The fact that the representatives of the Armenian government participated in the race wearing T-shirts with the AFFA logo on them became a pleasant surprise for us. The event was published in the leading media sites and reported on the prime television companies of the Republic of Armenia.