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The meeting between Armenia’s acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Lebanese President Michel Aoun was held Saturday at the official residence of the President of Lebanon, in capital city Beirut.

First, Pashinyan thanked Aoun for the warm reception, and noted that he is happy to visit Lebanon.

“We have a new opportunity for discourse,” Pashinyan said, in particular. “After Armenia’s independence in 1991, the relations between our countries, the age-old relationships between our peoples have acquired new quality (…).  We need to make that best serve the strengthening of our partnership, implementation of our common goals.”

The interlocutors stressed that there is a high-level political dialogue between Armenia and Lebanon.

Pashinyan said the Armenian people recall with gratitude the Lebanese people’s heartfelt approach toward the Armenians who had survived the genocide.

“Lebanon is the only country in the region that formally recognized the Armenian Genocide,” he added. “And that’s important not solely for the preservation of historical recollection, but also [for] the prevention of new genocides.”

The Armenian acting PM and the Lebanese president reflected on the opportunities for development of bilateral trade and economic ties, and they underscored the respective active work.

Separately, Pashinyan presented the measures which the Armenian government has launched. Aoun, for his part, expressed readiness to assist the governments of the two countries in the implementation of joint programs and initiatives.

The parties exchanged views also on cooperation between the two countries within international organizations, as well as on regional and international matters.

In addition, the Lebanese president thanked the acting Armenian PM for Armenia’s participation in the UN’s UNIFIL peacekeeping mission in Lebanon. Nikol Pashinyan, in turn, highlighted that Armenia is faithful to its international commitments, and it underscores participation in this UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon.

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