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10, 2011
President Serzh Sargsyan received today the Speaker of the National Assembly of Lebanon Nabih Berri
President Serzh Sargsyan received today the Speaker of the National Assembly of Lebanon Nabih Berri.
Welcoming the guest, the President of Armenia noted that the Armenian people know him as our friend. “The Armenian-Lebanese relations have traditionally been friendly. We are joined not only by our historical and cultural commonalities but also by the Armenian community in Lebanon.
These relations have always maintained their high level through reciprocal political visits, and we view your visit in that context,” President Sargsyan said and asked to convey his cordial greetings and best wishes to President Michel Suleiman. He also reiterated the earlier extended invitation to the President of Lebanon to visit Armenia.
The Speaker of the National Assembly of Lebanon thanked for the warm reception and noted that visiting Armenia after 14 years he has witnessed noticeable changes and progress and is confident that Armenia will have a bright future. Nabih Berri stressed the importance of developing economic cooperation of the two countries along with the high level political relations. He noted that these issues have been discussed during his meetings with the Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia and the RA Prime Minister and certain agreements have been reached aimed at the invigoration of the economic relations.
The President of the Republic of Armenia and Speaker of the National Assembly of Lebanon discussed also regional issues and developments taking place in Arab world. Nabih Berri said that he was confident that nowhere in the world problems can be solved unless there is a dialogue.
Speaking about the Armenian-Turkish relations, the Speaker of the NA of Lebanon underlined that his country wants Turkey to ratify the Armenian-Turkish Protocols, so that relations between the two states are normalized and peace is established in the region.
As for the resolution of the NK conflict, Nabih Berri reiterated what was said during his 1997 visit to Armenia – the people of Nagorno Karabakh should decide their own future.
Welcoming the guest, the President of Armenia noted that the Armenian people know him as our friend. “The Armenian-Lebanese relations have traditionally been friendly. We are joined not only by our historical and cultural commonalities but also by the Armenian community in Lebanon.
These relations have always maintained their high level through reciprocal political visits, and we view your visit in that context,” President Sargsyan said and asked to convey his cordial greetings and best wishes to President Michel Suleiman. He also reiterated the earlier extended invitation to the President of Lebanon to visit Armenia.
The Speaker of the National Assembly of Lebanon thanked for the warm reception and noted that visiting Armenia after 14 years he has witnessed noticeable changes and progress and is confident that Armenia will have a bright future. Nabih Berri stressed the importance of developing economic cooperation of the two countries along with the high level political relations. He noted that these issues have been discussed during his meetings with the Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia and the RA Prime Minister and certain agreements have been reached aimed at the invigoration of the economic relations.
The President of the Republic of Armenia and Speaker of the National Assembly of Lebanon discussed also regional issues and developments taking place in Arab world. Nabih Berri said that he was confident that nowhere in the world problems can be solved unless there is a dialogue.
Speaking about the Armenian-Turkish relations, the Speaker of the NA of Lebanon underlined that his country wants Turkey to ratify the Armenian-Turkish Protocols, so that relations between the two states are normalized and peace is established in the region.
As for the resolution of the NK conflict, Nabih Berri reiterated what was said during his 1997 visit to Armenia – the people of Nagorno Karabakh should decide their own future.