ARMENIAN AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SYRIAN MINISTERS

armradio.am
13.05.2008 18:05

On May 12 Armenian Ambassador to Siria Arshak Poladyan met with
the Minister of Tourism of the Arab Republic of Syria Saadalla Agha
al-Qala’a.

Issues related to the perspectives of development of cooperation
between the two countries in the field of tourism were discussed
during the meeting.

Reference was made to the necessity of signing a practical program of
cooperation in the field of tourism for 2008-2011, which is currently
in the stage of discussion.

Minister Saadalla Agha al-Qala’a noted that the Silk Road Festival
will be held in Damascus in October, and an invitation to participate
in the event will soon be conveyed to the Armenian side.

The same day the Armenian Ambassador met with the Minister of
Culture of Syria Ali Saad. The parties discussed the Armenian-Syrian
cooperation in the sphere of education, as well as the details of RA
Minister of Education and Science Levon Lazarian’s visit to Syria.

Minister Saadi attached importance to the necessity of the meeting with
his Armenian counterpart, noting that a close and mutually beneficial
cooperation has always existed between the two countries, and the
Syrian side is interested in the perspectives of developing those.