June 2, 2009 - 13:35 AMT
Syrian President to visit Yerevan in coming days
Syria's President Bashar Assad will arrive in Yerevan in coming days, Armenian Foreign Minister said.

"I am glad that the agreements achieved during my visit to Damascus are already being implemented," Edward Nalbandian said during a joint press conference with his visiting Syrian counterpart Walid Muallem.

"We discussed the Armenian-Syrian relations, regional issues, Nagorno Karabakh conflict and normalization of Armenian-Turkish ties," he said.

For his part, Mr. Muallem said that his country wishes to develop relations with Armenia.