The Armenian parliamentary delegation, headed by Republican lawmaker Samvel Farmanyan, met on Thursday with the Syrian president in Damascus.
Bashar al-Assad warned, during the talks, of the terrorism and extremism threats which he said receives backing from the West and several countries in the region, the SANA News Agency reported.
He told the Armenian MPs that the extremist ideology is a serious challenge to the region which has been historically known for its cultural and social diversity.
Mr Farmanyan conveyed to the Syrian leader a message from President Serzh Sargsyan in which the latter condemned Turkey-backed terrorist groups’ attacks against the Armenian populated town of Kassab.
“We have discussed the situation at the meetings, as well as the condition of our compatriots. After the return to Yerevan, we will share more details of both the outcomes of the fact-finding mission and the impressions with the president, prime minister and the National Assembly,” said the Republican MP.
For his part, President al-Assad appreciated the Armenian leader’s objective position on Syria, considering it supportive of the country’s stability. He highlighted parliamentarians’ role in revealing threats of terrorism and extremism.
At the end, the Armenian lawmakers expressed solidarity with the Syrian government, underling that the country will manage to resume its reputation as a crossroad of different cultures.
The delegation headed to Syria on a fact-finding mission Wednesday. They had plans to visit other Armenian-populated areas but weren’t recommended to for security considerations.
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