September 6, 2006 - 18:59 AMT
Oskanian Met Syrian Spiritual Leader
Today Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian received the delegation led by Syrian Grand Mufti Sheikh Ahmed Badr-Eddine Hassun, reported the RA MFA press office. The RA FM assessed highly the visit of the Syrian delegation and the dialogue between two confessions.

Marking the high level of relationships between Armenia and Syria and absence of political discrepancies Vartan Oskanian said it's a good basis for further development of cooperation. The interlocutors noted the considerable role of the Armenian community of Syria and its contribution to the development of relations between the two states. They also referred to some regional problems and the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement process.