RA NA SPEAKER CONTENT WITH LEBANON’S BALANCED POSITION TOWARDS NAGORNO
KARABAKH PROBLEM

YEREVAN, JULY 12, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Development of
Armenian-Lebanese relations, as well as other issues of mutual interest
were discussed at the July 11 meeting of RA NA Speaker Tigran Torosian
with the delegation headed by Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh.

RA NA Speaker emphasized the importance of Armenian-Lebanese
relations not only from point of view of historic contacts, but also
of considerate attitude of Lebanon to Armenians after the Genocide,
condemnation of the Genocide, mentioning that the two states and two
peoples are not disconnected by anything. The Armenian Parliament
Speaker also expressed satisfaction with the balanced position of
Lebanon towards the Nagorno Karabakh issue.

Minister Fawzi Salloukh stated that the relations between the
parliaments of the two friendly peoples should continue and promised
that the group of deputy friendship will be created in the newly
elected Labanese parliament like in the current one. Touching upon
the Nagorno Karabakh settlement, F.Salloukh emphasized the importance
to solve the problem in a peaceful way acceptable for all sides. He
highly evaluated manifestation of friendly attitude of Armenia to
Lebanon at international structures. For the purpose of restoring
the former volumes of economic relations a regular sitting of the
Intergovernmental Commission will be held this year in Beirut, the
agreement about which was reached in Yerevan, during the meeting with
the Armenian Prime Minister.

According to RA Government Press Service, T.Torosian also presented
the Lebanese Foreign Minister the regional interrelations, Armenia’s
home political problems mentioning the parliamentary elections highly
evaluated by observers and the steps of the government formed as a
result of these elections.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress