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Belarusian Telegraphic Agency, Belarus
May 13 2013
Armenia ready to support Belarus during its CIS presidency
13.05.2013 14:38
YEREVAN, 13 May (BelTA) - Armenia is ready to support Belarus during
its Chairmanship in the Commonwealth of Independent States this year,
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan said following the talks with
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko in Yerevan on 13 May.
According to the Armenian leader, the focus of the negotiations was on
the ways of strengthening cooperation between Belarus and Armenia in
international organizations. The parties shared opinions on
cooperation in the CSTO, and discussed ongoing processes in the CIS.
`We are ready to provide the necessary support to our Belarusian
friends during their Chairmanship in the Commonwealth of Independent
States,' he added.
In addition, the President stressed that the peoples of the two
countries have special relations. `We believe that the future of our
relations should be in harmony with our historical past. We went
through the ups and downs of the past century side by side; we fought
shoulder to shoulder in the Great Patriotic War. Thousands of
Armenians fell on the Belarusian fronts. Our friendship is sealed with
blood of the fallen heroes, and we need to cherish it and build on
it,' Serzh Sargsyan said.
http://news.belta.by/en/news/politics?id=714949
From: A. Papazian
May 13 2013
Armenia ready to support Belarus during its CIS presidency
13.05.2013 14:38
YEREVAN, 13 May (BelTA) - Armenia is ready to support Belarus during
its Chairmanship in the Commonwealth of Independent States this year,
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan said following the talks with
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko in Yerevan on 13 May.
According to the Armenian leader, the focus of the negotiations was on
the ways of strengthening cooperation between Belarus and Armenia in
international organizations. The parties shared opinions on
cooperation in the CSTO, and discussed ongoing processes in the CIS.
`We are ready to provide the necessary support to our Belarusian
friends during their Chairmanship in the Commonwealth of Independent
States,' he added.
In addition, the President stressed that the peoples of the two
countries have special relations. `We believe that the future of our
relations should be in harmony with our historical past. We went
through the ups and downs of the past century side by side; we fought
shoulder to shoulder in the Great Patriotic War. Thousands of
Armenians fell on the Belarusian fronts. Our friendship is sealed with
blood of the fallen heroes, and we need to cherish it and build on
it,' Serzh Sargsyan said.
http://news.belta.by/en/news/politics?id=714949
From: A. Papazian