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LEBANON, ARMENIA SIGN NEW BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
The Daily Star
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Politics/2011/Dec-10/156503-lebanon-armenia-sign-new-bilateral-agreements.ashx#axzz1g0xIQJb9
Lebanon
Dec 10 2011
BEIRUT: Lebanese officials signed agreements with their Armenian
counterparts in Yerevan Friday in an effort to bolster ties between
the two countries.
Ministers from both countries signed cooperation agreements in the
fields of education, environment, industry and tourism following a
wide-ranging meeting between President Michel Sleiman and Armenian
President Serzh Sargsyan at the Presidential Palace in the Armenian
capital.
An official delegation of MPs and ministers headed by Sleiman began
a three-day visit to Armenia Wednesday and is to return to Beirut
this weekend.
"I held a lengthy discussion with President Serzh Sargsyan and we
discussed the means to strengthen the relations between our countries
and our people in different areas," said Sleiman during a joint news
conference with Sargsyan, who presented Sleiman with the country's
Medal of Honor.
"We also discussed the current regional and international
developments," Sleiman added.
Speaking at the conference, Sleiman reiterated Lebanon's full support
for stability in Armenia and the South Caucus region, which has seen
sporadic military conflict among Armenian and Azeri troops in the
past 17 years.
"I also reiterated to President Sargsyan that on the 20th anniversary
of Armenia's independence, Lebanon would continue to stand by Armenia
and would support finding diplomatic solutions to conflicts that
persist with some of its neighbors ... especially the ongoing conflict
over Nagorno-Karabagh," said Sleiman in reference to an enclave in
Azerbaijan which has been occupied by Armenia since 1994.
Although internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijani territories,
Nagorno-Karabagh is a de facto independent state and is now controlled
by Nagorno-Karabagh Republic.
In a question and answer session with reporters, Sleiman said
that the Lebanese government would stand in support of the people
in Nagorno-Karabagh. "We hope that this conflict will be solved
based on international law and based on the right of the people to
self-determination," Sleiman told reporters.
Earlier Friday Sleiman and the delegation, accompanied by Armenian
Foreign Affairs Minister Edward Nalbanian, visited the Tsitsernakaberd
Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan to honor the victims of 1915
Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire.
The Daily Star
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Politics/2011/Dec-10/156503-lebanon-armenia-sign-new-bilateral-agreements.ashx#axzz1g0xIQJb9
Lebanon
Dec 10 2011
BEIRUT: Lebanese officials signed agreements with their Armenian
counterparts in Yerevan Friday in an effort to bolster ties between
the two countries.
Ministers from both countries signed cooperation agreements in the
fields of education, environment, industry and tourism following a
wide-ranging meeting between President Michel Sleiman and Armenian
President Serzh Sargsyan at the Presidential Palace in the Armenian
capital.
An official delegation of MPs and ministers headed by Sleiman began
a three-day visit to Armenia Wednesday and is to return to Beirut
this weekend.
"I held a lengthy discussion with President Serzh Sargsyan and we
discussed the means to strengthen the relations between our countries
and our people in different areas," said Sleiman during a joint news
conference with Sargsyan, who presented Sleiman with the country's
Medal of Honor.
"We also discussed the current regional and international
developments," Sleiman added.
Speaking at the conference, Sleiman reiterated Lebanon's full support
for stability in Armenia and the South Caucus region, which has seen
sporadic military conflict among Armenian and Azeri troops in the
past 17 years.
"I also reiterated to President Sargsyan that on the 20th anniversary
of Armenia's independence, Lebanon would continue to stand by Armenia
and would support finding diplomatic solutions to conflicts that
persist with some of its neighbors ... especially the ongoing conflict
over Nagorno-Karabagh," said Sleiman in reference to an enclave in
Azerbaijan which has been occupied by Armenia since 1994.
Although internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijani territories,
Nagorno-Karabagh is a de facto independent state and is now controlled
by Nagorno-Karabagh Republic.
In a question and answer session with reporters, Sleiman said
that the Lebanese government would stand in support of the people
in Nagorno-Karabagh. "We hope that this conflict will be solved
based on international law and based on the right of the people to
self-determination," Sleiman told reporters.
Earlier Friday Sleiman and the delegation, accompanied by Armenian
Foreign Affairs Minister Edward Nalbanian, visited the Tsitsernakaberd
Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan to honor the victims of 1915
Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire.