There is no religious pretext in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, but belonging of lands is touched upon, Lebanese FM Fawzi Salloukh stated at a news conference in Yerevan. In his words, Lebanon is ready to provide assistance and its experience for peaceful settlement. He added that resumption of hostilities will not benefit either of the parties and the problem should be solved peacefully.

The Lebanese FM invited his Armenian counterpart Oskanian to take part in the meeting of the Armenia-Lebanese Task Force in Beirut. He added that bilateral relations have a good basis. Lebanon is proud of the contribution of the Armenian community into development of the country, Fawzi Salloukh said.