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SYRIA, ARMENIA REACH EARLY TRADE DEALS
United Press International
Sept 8 2009
Order reprintsDAMASCUS, Syria, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- The Syrian and Armenian
governments through a joint meeting in Damascus reached a series of
preliminary agreements on energy and trade.
A joint economic committee wrapped up a meeting in Damascus, emerging
with memorandums of understanding in trade, petroleum and transport,
the official Syrian Arab News Agency reports.
The agreement comes on the heels of regional developments regarding
simmering issues between Turkey and Armenia.
Turkish relations with Armenia were complicated by claims of genocide
during the Ottoman Empire. Recent ties are strained over the region
of Nagorno-Karabakh, an area of dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Armenia and Azerbaijan fought a military conflict over the region in
the early 1990s, and the regional fallout over the territory remains
tense despite a 1994 cease-fire.
In a joint statement Aug. 31, the governments of Turkey and Armenia
announced they would work toward normalizing diplomatic ties and
bilateral relations.
Damascus, an Armenian ally, hosted officials from Yerevan recently,
including a June visit between Syrian President Bashar Assad and his
Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan.
United Press International
Sept 8 2009
Order reprintsDAMASCUS, Syria, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- The Syrian and Armenian
governments through a joint meeting in Damascus reached a series of
preliminary agreements on energy and trade.
A joint economic committee wrapped up a meeting in Damascus, emerging
with memorandums of understanding in trade, petroleum and transport,
the official Syrian Arab News Agency reports.
The agreement comes on the heels of regional developments regarding
simmering issues between Turkey and Armenia.
Turkish relations with Armenia were complicated by claims of genocide
during the Ottoman Empire. Recent ties are strained over the region
of Nagorno-Karabakh, an area of dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Armenia and Azerbaijan fought a military conflict over the region in
the early 1990s, and the regional fallout over the territory remains
tense despite a 1994 cease-fire.
In a joint statement Aug. 31, the governments of Turkey and Armenia
announced they would work toward normalizing diplomatic ties and
bilateral relations.
Damascus, an Armenian ally, hosted officials from Yerevan recently,
including a June visit between Syrian President Bashar Assad and his
Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan.