YEREVAN, MAY 27, ARMENPRESS. The President of Syria Bashar al-Assad received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Edward Nalbandian and the Armenian delegation on May 27. As reports “Armenpress” citing the Syrian SANA agency, during the meeting, the two sides stressed the importance of the deep-rooted historical relations between Syria and Armenia, which are based on a mutual cultural and civilized heritage, with the two sides asserting the need to enhance these relations continuously to realize the interests of the two countries and the region.

President al-Assad lauded Armenia’s position regarding the crisis in Syria, saying that Armenia can play a vital role at this critical juncture in the region by relaying to Western countries the truth about what is happening in the Middle East.

The Syrian President also underlined the importance of combating terrorism effectively.

President al-Assad noted that the suffering that the Armenian people experienced throughout their history is being experienced today by the Syrian people at the hands of the same murderous and terrorist sides, but now they are using different method and have different goals.

In turn, the Minister said that this threat requires unified and serious efforts to combat terrorism and provide suitable conditions to resolve the Syrian crisis.

The two sides were also in agreement regarding the dangerous role played by Turkish leaderships currently, a role which brought back the suffering that the region’s people experienced during the reign of the Ottoman Empire in the past.

They stressed the need for the international community to act to coerce Turkey to cease its destructive actions.