Damascus: Al-Assad Meets Catholicos of All Armenians, Upgrades Relns

Cham Press, Syria
Nov 15 2009

President al-Assad Meets Catholicos of All Armenians, Upgrading
Relations with Armenia and Countries of Region is a Priority

Damascus-Receiving Catholicos of All Armenians His Holiness Karekin
II, President al-Assad expressed relief over the signature of the
normalization of relations agreement between Turkey and Armenia which
will positively affect the region’s peoples and future.

The historical relations connecting the Syrian and Armenian peoples,
were reviewed during the meeting, where His Holiness Catholicos
stressed the importance of the recent visit paid by President al-Assad
to Armenia and the good impression it has left in the hearts of the
Armenian people.

He highly appreciated Syria’s embracement of the Armenians as a
full-fledged Syrian citizens who contribute in the development and
prosperity of their country.

– President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday stressed Syria’s keenness on
upgrading its relations with Armenia in all fields to match the
distinguished relations between peoples of the two countries and its
determination to contribute in all what would push relations among
countries of the region forward.

Sunday 15-11-2009
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