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ARMENIAN PRESIDENT STRESSES DIALOGUE TO SOLVE SYRIAN CRISIS
By Thomas Whittle
NZ Week
Nov 26 2012
New Zealand
BEIRUT, Nov. 26 - Visiting Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said
Monday that his country rejects "bloodshed and violence" and the Syrian
crisis "can be only solved through dialogue," Lebanese National News
Agency reported.
Sargsyan expressed concerns over the situation of the Syrian people,
and hailed the mission of UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi to promote stability
in Syria.
The Armanian president arrived in Beirut Monday for a three-day
official visit and has held a meeting with his Lebanese counterpart
Michel Suleiman at the Baabda presidential palace.
He hailed the efforts exerted by Suleiman locally and in the Middle
East regional to boost peace and stability, stressing that Lebanon's
security is linked to the situation in the region.
"Lebanon will advance," Sargsyan told reporters in a joint press
conference with Suleiman at the Baabda palace.
The Armenian president said talks with his Lebanese counterpart were
"fruitful," pointing out that the two officials discussed improving
the ties between the two countries.
"I discussed with Suleiman the importance of cooperation on
international levels," he told reporters.
For his part, Suleiman said the talks focused on the developments in
the Arab world, stressing the importance of seeking a swift solution
to the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Suleiman and Sargsyan inked a number of agreements at the end of
their meeting.
Sargsyan will attend Tuesday a lunch banquet in Ain el-Tineh held in
his honor by Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, in the presence
of lawmakers from both the March 14 and March 8 coalitions.
http://www.nzweek.com/world/armenian-president-stresses-dialogue-to-solve-syrian-crisis-29588/
By Thomas Whittle
NZ Week
Nov 26 2012
New Zealand
BEIRUT, Nov. 26 - Visiting Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said
Monday that his country rejects "bloodshed and violence" and the Syrian
crisis "can be only solved through dialogue," Lebanese National News
Agency reported.
Sargsyan expressed concerns over the situation of the Syrian people,
and hailed the mission of UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi to promote stability
in Syria.
The Armanian president arrived in Beirut Monday for a three-day
official visit and has held a meeting with his Lebanese counterpart
Michel Suleiman at the Baabda presidential palace.
He hailed the efforts exerted by Suleiman locally and in the Middle
East regional to boost peace and stability, stressing that Lebanon's
security is linked to the situation in the region.
"Lebanon will advance," Sargsyan told reporters in a joint press
conference with Suleiman at the Baabda palace.
The Armenian president said talks with his Lebanese counterpart were
"fruitful," pointing out that the two officials discussed improving
the ties between the two countries.
"I discussed with Suleiman the importance of cooperation on
international levels," he told reporters.
For his part, Suleiman said the talks focused on the developments in
the Arab world, stressing the importance of seeking a swift solution
to the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Suleiman and Sargsyan inked a number of agreements at the end of
their meeting.
Sargsyan will attend Tuesday a lunch banquet in Ain el-Tineh held in
his honor by Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, in the presence
of lawmakers from both the March 14 and March 8 coalitions.
http://www.nzweek.com/world/armenian-president-stresses-dialogue-to-solve-syrian-crisis-29588/