YEREVAN. – Armenian capital city Yerevan’s Mayor Taron Margaryan met with Lebanon’s Chargé d’Affaires in Armenia, Ara Khatchadourian.  

The Mayor expressed a hope that Armenian-Lebanese ties will further strengthen and the cooperation between Yerevan and Beirut will further expand.

“Yerevan and Beirut are sister cities for already twelve years. I believe there are numerous domains of mutual interest toward enhancing cooperation. The Yerevan Municipality looks toward invigorating the ties with Beirut’s Municipality in carrying out experience exchange programs,” noted the Mayor.   

Taron Margaryan also stressed that Yerevan’s business environment is favorable for investment projects and that the Municipality stands ready to discuss mutually-beneficial programs.

In his turn, Ara Khatchadourian highly assessed Mayor Margaryan’s efforts toward developing Yerevan, and noted that the respective changes are apparent. Lebanon’s Armenian Chargé d’Affaires also expressed his readiness to assist in the implementation of joint projects.  

And Taron Margaryan noted that Yerevan and Beirut municipalities’ joint working group is currently examining several proposals, which will materialize in the future.