ARMENIAN PRIME MINISTER TIGRAN SARGSYAN RECEIVED A DELEGATION LED BY SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC MINISTER OF ECONOMY AND TRADE AMER HOSNI LUTFI
Sept 9 2009
In greeting the guest, the Prime Minister said that historical
affinities and centuries-old friendship provide a solid groundwork
for those warm relations maintained between the peoples of Armenia
and Syria.
The head of the Armenian government noted that the development of
economic ties is especially important amid the global financial
and economic crisis. He reminded that during the Syrian President’s
recent visit to Armenia, the two heads of State specified those areas
where joint programs could be realized. Tigran Sargsyan assured of
his government’s readiness to give effect to all of the arrangements
made at the presidential meeting.
Mr. Amer Hosni Lutfi conveyed to the Prime Minister of Armenia best
regards on behalf of his Syrian counterpart and an invitation to
visit the Syrian Arab Republic.
The parties then took the opportunity to speak about the activities
of the Armenian-Syrian intergovernmental commission which has just
called its 5th session in Yerevan.
Both sides have stressed the need for activating bilateral contacts
in an effort to boost trade turnover, implementing regional projects,
promoting exchange of know-how in the banking sector, encouraging
mutual investments and fostering direct ties between the respective
business circles.