Envoy asks Armenia to send sappers to Lebanon

Public Television of Armenia, Yerevan
14 Mar 05

[Presenter over video of the meeting] Armenian Defence Minister Serzh
Sarkisyan has received the Lebanese ambassador to Armenia, Jibra’il
Butrus (?Jaare). Ambassador Jaare asked the Armenian defence minister
to discuss the issue of sending a group of professional sappers to
Lebanon.

During the meeting with the ambassador, Serzh Sarkisyan expressed his
deep condolences over the murder of Rafiq al-Hariri, former Lebanese
prime minister.

We have ourselves felt what terrorism is and we know what a terrible
loss it is. I am sure that finally the life of people will return to
normal, Serzh Sarkisyan said.

Ambassador Jaare thanked for the condolences and said that the
Armenian people had lost a great friend in the person of Hariri.