PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN ARRIVES IN SYRIA ON A THREE-DAY OFFICIAL VISIT
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2010-03-22
YEREVAN, MARCH 22, ARMENPRESS: At the invitation of the President of
the Syrian Arab Republic Bashar Al-Assad, the President of Armenia
Serzh Sargsyan and his spouse Rita Sargsyan paid today a three-day
official visit to Syria.
The official ceremony of welcoming of the President of Armenia took
place at the People’s Chamber of Syria followed by the private meeting
of Serzh Sargsyan and Bashar Al-Assad.
Presidential Press Office told Armenpress that welcoming the Armenian
president, Bashar Al-Assad expressed assurance that the mutual
visits of the presidents will give new impetus to the deepening of
the existing relations between the two countries.
The private meeting of the presidents was followed by an extended
meeting of delegations. Presidents of Armenia and Syria highly praised
the current level of political dialogue between the two countries.
RA President thanked his Syrian counterpart for the invaluable support
displayed toward Armenians during the difficult historic moments,
noting that the Syrian-Armenian community is a reliable bridge of
friendship between the two peoples and states.
Serzh Sargsyan and Bashar Al-Assad referred to the process of
implementation of agreements reached during the visit of the President
of Syria to Yerevan, highlighted the necessity of activation of the
contacts between the business circles which will give an opportunity
to expand the volume of trade turnover between the two countries.
After the negotiations the leaders of the countries came forth with
a statement for mass media and answered to the questions of reporters.
At the end of the first day of the visit Serzh Sargsyan and Rita
Sargsyan will be present at the "Spartak" ballet in the Opera Theatre
of Damascus.
The President of Syria Bashar Al-Assad and Mrs. Asma Al-Assad will
give an official dinner in honor of the President of Armenia and Mrs.
Rita Sargsyan late in the evening.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
