SYRIAN LEADER HAPPY WITH YEREVAN TIES – ARMENIAN AGENCY

Noyan Tapan news agency, Yerevan
10 Apr 06

Damascus, 10 April: An Armenian delegation led by Foreign Minister
Vardan Oskanyan arrived in Syria on 8 April.

Oskanyan met Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Mu’allim to discuss issues
concerning bilateral relations and regional problems. In particular,
the sides focused on bilateral cooperation in international
organizations, the settlement of the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict,
the situation in Iraq, relations with Turkey and other regional issues.

Syrian President Bashar Al-Asad received Oskanyan. The two discussed
regional problems, a source in the press service of the Armenian
Foreign Ministry said. Oskanyan described the current status of the
peaceful settlement of the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict and mentioned
Syria’s role in the Middle East. President Asad expressed satisfaction
with the present status of Armenian-Syrian relations and stressed
the necessity of strengthening economic ties.

[Passage omitted: Oskanyan attended luncheon, celebrations of local
Armenian organizations]

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress