ARMENIAN PRESIDENT ARRIVES IN DAMASCUS MONDAY, PUSHING COOPERATION WITH SYRIA FORWARDS

SANA – Syrian Arab News Agency
March 22 2010

President Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia and his wife, Mrs. Rita Sargsyan
are to visit Syria tomorrow, March 22nd, 2010.

President Bashar al-Assad is to hold talks with the visiting president,
related to bilateral relations between both friendly Countries,
and to the latest developments of conditions in the Middle East and
Caucasus Regions.

During his visit to Armenia in June 2009, President al-Assad discussed
with President Sargsyan developing relations in all fields where the
two sides underlined joint will to develop these relations to make
them the main link that connects the Middle East and the Caucasus.

The two countries signed two agreements on cooperation in the field
of investments and environment.

The Armenian President underlined his country’s desire to expand
cooperation with Syria and boost it in the political, economic,
trade and scientific fields.

In an interview with Syrian al-Watan newspaper ahead of his visit to
Syria Monday, President Sargsyan said that the official institutional
relation between the two countries seeks to establish the legal
frame which allows institutions and businessmen to consolidate that
cooperation.

"Friendship relations between Syria and Armenia are embodied through
activity of leaderships in both countries, the Armenian President
said, referring to scores of cooperation projects in fields of energy,
environment, education, construction agriculture and irrigation.

He pointed out to President al-Assad’s vision on connecting the fourth
seas, considering that cooperation between regional countries is the
best way for prosperity and progress. On the Middle East situation,
the Armenian President underlined support to the Palestinian people’s
right in self-determination.