17:01, 26 November, 2012
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 26, ARMENPRESS. The Presidents of Armenia and Lebanon highly appreciated the efficiency of their meeting held in Beirut. The Presidents 
underlined the expediency of the development of the reciprocal relations and the necessity of strengthening ties with each other. As reports “Armenpress” citing Lebanese media, in frames of the joint press conference the President of Lebanon expressed his gratitude to Serzh Sargsyan for supporting Lebanon. President Suleiman manifested his willingness to strengthen ties with Armenia both in political and economic spheres and cultural and social realms. He also emphasized the necessity of collaboration on the international level against terrorism.
Among other things the Presidents referred to the international and regional issues and stressed the Arab-Israeli conflict and the strong necessity to find solution of the Palestinian issue. The sides expressed conviction that the aforesaid questions alongside with the Syrian crisis can be regulated by means of dialogue without the military interference of the foreign powers.
In turn the President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan also thanked the Lebanese president for the invitation to visit their country and warm reception. Sargsyan stated: “Last year we hosted the President of Lebanon in Armenia and this year we visited Lebanon. This certifies our willingness to continue the dialogue between our countries.”
In addition he said that they had very efficient discussions with President Suleiman regarding the development of Armenian-Lebanese relations. Serzh Sargsyan said: “This year we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Armenian-Lebanese relations. We have signed 30 agreements and this number have increased during this meeting.” In addition Serzh Sargsyan suggested Michel Suleiman to cooperate in the international realm.
In the course of the conference President Sargsyan expressed his deep anxiety with the current situation in Syria saying that Armenia is always against the bloodshed and adheres to the solution of the problems by means of dialogue. He also announced that Armenia spares no effort for the stability in the South Caucasus and noted that Azerbaijan takes no notice of all the suggestions of the OSCE Minsk Group and draws its people into a new war. The mere fact of releasing the criminal is to prove this.
The President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan paid a three-day official visit to Lebanon.