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22
03, 2010
Official visit of President Serzh Sargsyan to Syria
On March 22, at the invitation of the President of the Syrian Arab Republic Bashar Al-Asad, the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and Mrs. Rita Sargsyan arrived to Syria on a three-day official visit.
The official ceremony of welcoming the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan took place at the People’s Council of the Syrian Arab Republic, and was followed by a tête-à-tête meeting of Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Bashar Al-Asad.
Welcoming the Armenian President, Bashar Al-Asad expressed confidence that reciprocal Presidential visits would become a new impetus for the deepening of Armenia-Syria bilateral relations.
The private meeting of the two Presidents was followed by the negotiations in the extended format with the participation of the official delegations.
The Presidents of Armenia and Syria lauded the current level of the political dialogue of the two countries.
President Serzh Sargsyan expressed gratitude to the President of Syria for the invaluable assistance offered to our people in the gloomiest moments of our history, noting that the Armenian-Syrian community is a reliable bridge between the two peoples and the two countries.
Serzh Sargsyan and Bashar Al-Asad spoke about the implementation of the agreements reached during the Syrian President’s visit to Armenia, stressed the importance of invigorating contacts between the business communities of the two countries, which will allow to expand economic cooperation and increase the turnover between the two friendly nations.
After the meeting, the leaders of Armenia and Syria made a statement for the press and answered questions from the media.
At the conclusion of the first day of the visit, President Sargsyan and Mrs. Sargsyan attended the performance of A. Khatcharian’s Spartak ballet at the Damascus Opera Theatre. Late at night, the President of the Syrian Arab Republic Bashar Al-Asad gave an official dinner in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Sargsyan.
The official ceremony of welcoming the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan took place at the People’s Council of the Syrian Arab Republic, and was followed by a tête-à-tête meeting of Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Bashar Al-Asad.
Welcoming the Armenian President, Bashar Al-Asad expressed confidence that reciprocal Presidential visits would become a new impetus for the deepening of Armenia-Syria bilateral relations.
The private meeting of the two Presidents was followed by the negotiations in the extended format with the participation of the official delegations.
The Presidents of Armenia and Syria lauded the current level of the political dialogue of the two countries.
President Serzh Sargsyan expressed gratitude to the President of Syria for the invaluable assistance offered to our people in the gloomiest moments of our history, noting that the Armenian-Syrian community is a reliable bridge between the two peoples and the two countries.
Serzh Sargsyan and Bashar Al-Asad spoke about the implementation of the agreements reached during the Syrian President’s visit to Armenia, stressed the importance of invigorating contacts between the business communities of the two countries, which will allow to expand economic cooperation and increase the turnover between the two friendly nations.
After the meeting, the leaders of Armenia and Syria made a statement for the press and answered questions from the media.
At the conclusion of the first day of the visit, President Sargsyan and Mrs. Sargsyan attended the performance of A. Khatcharian’s Spartak ballet at the Damascus Opera Theatre. Late at night, the President of the Syrian Arab Republic Bashar Al-Asad gave an official dinner in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Sargsyan.