The 73rd anniversary of the independence of Lebanon was celebrated at the Marriott Hotel in Yerevan in the presence of Jean Makaron the Ambassador of Lebanon in Armenia as well as nearly 300 guests. Present were Armenian Minister of Regional Governance David Lokyan and the head of the parliamentary bloc of Republicans in the Armenian Parliament, Vahram Baghdassarian. The Lebanese community of Armenia has 800 families, many of whom are well-integrated businessmen, craftsmen and traders.

Krikor Amirzayan