ARMENIAN FM MEETS WITH SYRIAN LEADERS
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
April 11 2006
YEREVAN, April 11. /ARKA/. RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan held
meetings with Syrian top officials on April 8-9, 2006. The sides
discussed Armenian-Syrian relations and regional problems.
On April 8, 2006, in Damascus, Minister Oskanyan and his Syrian
counterpart Ualid Mualim discussed bilateral relations and regional
issues. The sides addressed issues of cooperation within international
organizations, the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement, situation in Iraq
and relations with Turkey.
At Oskanyan’s the meeting with Syrian President Bashar Al-Asadthe
the sides discussed regional issues. Minister Osakanyan presented
the current stage of the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement, pointing out
Syria’s role in the Middle East. In his turn, the Syrian President
expressed his satisfaction with the Armenian-Syrian relations,
pointing out the importance of consolidating economic relations.
On Sunday, in Aleppo, Minister Oskanyan took part in the celebrations
of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian General Benevolent Union and
of the 75th anniversary of the Armenian Youth Association.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
