Nikol Pashinyan meets with President Aoun of Lebanon
On the margins of the working visit to Lebanon, Armenian acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met today with President Michel Aoun of the Republic of Lebanon. At the end of the welcome ceremony, the Armenian acting PM and the Lebanon president met in a narrow format. As the press service at the government reports, Pashinyan thanked President Aoun for the warm reception and expressed satisfaction over his visit to brotherly country Lebanon.
“Since Armenia’s independence in 1991, the relations between our countries have been consistently enriched with a new quality, which is characteristic of two friendly countries and brotherly nations. We should make best out of that to strengthen our partnership and implementation of common goals,” acting PM Pashinyan stated in his opening remarks.
Pashinyan pointed that the Armenian people have special gratitude toward friendly Lebanon, pointing to the fact that the country hosts the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church since 1994 in Antelias.
Moreover, Pashinyan added that Armenians have a sense of gratitude for Lebanon and Lebanese people for accommodating the refugees escaping the Armenian Genocide. “Lebanon is the only country in the region that has officially recognized the Armenian Genocide which is important not only for preserving the historical memory but also preventing the crime of genocide,” Pashinyan stressed.
President Aoun, in turn, welcomed the Armenian acting PM’s visit, emphasizing it would further strengthen and deepen the traditionally friendly relations between the two countries.
During the meeting the interlocutors discussed the bilateral trade and economic relations between Lebanon and Armenia as well as opportunities to expand the scope of cooperation.
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