RA President Serzh Sargsyan had a phone conversation with the President of Lebanon Michel Suleiman in advance of his Pan-Armenian tour. Lebanese President once again declared of Lebanese nation sympathies with Armenian people, RA Presidential Press Service informed NEWS.am.

The parties appreciated highly the mutual close cooperation, stressing the role of Lebanese Armenian Diaspora in developing friendly relations between the two states and the prospects of bilateral collaboration.

October 1, 2009 RA President Serzh Sargsyan commences Pan-Armenian tour to have meetings with the representatives of Armenian communities in Paris, Los Angeles, Beirut and Rostov-on-Don. The purpose of the visits is discussion of the Armenia-Turkey Protocols.