YEREVAN. - President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan received on Tuesday the outgoing Lebanese Ambassador to Armenia Jebrail Jaara.

President Sargsyan expressed gratitude for Ambassador’s 8-year fruitful work, presidential press service informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Stressing centuries-long friendly relations between the states, Sargsyan expressed hope that new Ambassador will make contribution to expansion of bilateral ties.

Jebrail Jaara noted that during his tenure he spared no effort to strengthen economic, political and cultural relations between the states.