Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia on Tuesday sent a congratulatory message to Prime Minister Najib Mikati of Lebanon on the latter’s Independence Day anniversary. The message particularly reads as follows, in particular:

"Armenian-Lebanese relations are characterized by friendly historical ties of our peoples, civilizational commonalities and traditions of mutual support in difficult times. Armenia stands by Lebanon in this challenging period, and I hope that the people of Lebanon will overcome the existing difficulties in the near future and rediscover the path of stability and development. Armenia greatly values the current high level of relations with Lebanon and is ready to expand cooperation on bilateral and multilateral platforms.”