DAMASCUS: Syria And Armenia Sign 10 Agreements, Memos Of Understandi

SYRIA AND ARMENIA SIGN 10 AGREEMENTS, MEMOS OF UNDERSTANDING AND EXECUTIVE PROGRAM

SANA – Syrian Arab News Agency
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March 23 2010

Syria and Armenia signed on Tuesday 9 agreements and memos of
understanding for cooperation in several fields including justice,
interior, higher education, scientific research, industry, electricity,
renewable energy, sport and remote sensing.

Also, an executive program for technical and scientific cooperation
in agriculture for the years 2010 and 2012 was signed.

The agreements were signed by Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian
Reform Adel Safar, Minister of Higher Education Ghiyath Barakat,
Minister of Industry Fouad Issa al-Jouni, Minister of Electricity
Ahmad Qussai Kayyali, Minister of Justice Ahmad Younes, Minister of
Interior Said Sammour, Director-General of the Remote Sensing General
Establishment Osama Ammar and Chairman of the Executive Office of
the General Sport Union Muaffaq Jomaa.

On the Armenian side, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, Agriculture
Minister Gerasim Alaverdian, Armenian Ambassador to Damascus Arshak
Poladyan signed the agreements.

In a statement to SANA, Prime Minister Mohammad Naji Otri said
Syrian-Armenian relations are important and necessary, adding Syria
is exerting all efforts to enhance them in the interests of both
friendly countries.

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