Armenian MPs to back Syria on all int’l platforms: speakerOctober 22, 2015 - 16:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Speaker of the National Assembly Galust Sahakyan met with his Syrian counterpart Mohammad Jihad al-Laham on the sidelines of the 133rd Inter-Parliamentary Assembly in Geneva. At the meeting, Sahakyan expressed Armenia’s concern over the developments in Syria. “We are more than friends with Syria that warmheartedly accepted the Armenian Genocide survivors,” Sahakyan noted. Dwelling on the Armenian-Syrian parliamentary cooperation, Sahakyan noted that Deputy Speakers regularly visit Syria, observe the situation on the spot and report back. According to Sahakyan, current wars and military actions with genocidal features stall full condemnation of the Armenian Genocide and other crimes against humanity. Sahakyan expressed confidence that Armenian parliamentarians will back Syria on all international platforms. Inviting Sahakyan to Syria, al-Laham thanked his colleague for the meeting and asked him to convey President Bashar al-Assad’s gratitude to his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan. The Syrian Speaker further voiced his distress over international community’s double standards on Syria. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. |