ARMENIAN AND SYRIAN MFA HELD POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS
Foreign Ministry of RA
Feb 9 2010
Armenia
On February 9, the delegation headed by Deputy Foreign Minister of
Armenia Arman Kirakossian was received by Foreign Minister of Syria
Walid Al-Muallem. The Armenian delegation arrived in the Syrian Arab
Republic to hold political consultations between Foreign Ministries of
Armenia and Syria and to participate in the official opening ceremony
of the Office of the Honorary Consul of Armenia in Der-Dzor.
In the course of the meeting the parties discussed a wide range of
issues on Armenian-Syrian bilateral cooperation in political, economic,
educational and cultural areas. Foreign Minister of Syria stressed that
continuous high-level visits would give a new impetus and quality to
the mutually beneficial cooperation between the two friendly countries.
In his turn Deputy Foreign Minister Kirakossian emphasized that
Armenia attaches great importance to the development of comprehensive
relations with Syria and the opening of the Office of Honorary Consul
of Armenia in Der-Dzor is the evidence of that, adding that it will
stimulate the deepening of cooperation in different areas between
Armenia and Syria, particularly with its eastern regions.
On the same day, political consultations between Foreign Ministries
of Armenia and Syria took place at the Syrian MFA.