SANA – Syrian Arab News Agency, Syria
April 8 2006

Foreign Minister in Talks with Armenian Counterpart

Saturday, April 08, 2006 – 02:20 PM

DAMASCUS, (SANA)

Talks with President Bashar al-Assad focused on the latest
developments of the situation and the bilateral relations between the
two friendly countries Syria and Armenia, Armenian Foreign Minister
Vartan Oskanian told reporters following his meeting with Foreign
Minister Walid al-Moualem Saturday.

” Syrian-Armenian Relations are good,” Oskanian added, pointing out
that talks with al-Moualem dealt with ” the relations among states of
the region, Armenian relations with its neighbours and cooperation
between Syria and Armenia in the international circles.

Earlier, an official talks was held between al-Mualem and Oskanian at
the Syrian Foreign Ministry headquarters during which both sides
reviewed the bilateral relations and prospects of developing them in
addition to a number of regional issues of common concern.