President of Syrian parliament attaches great political importance to events dedicated to Armenian Genocide centennial

YEREVAN, JANUARY 14, ARMENPRESS. Speaker of theSyrian People's Assembly Mohammad Jihad al-Laham met with the Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Syria Arshak Poladyan on January 14. During the meeting the sides discussed issues referring to developments of the Syrian domestic crisis, as well as a number of regional issues of bilateral interest. A reference was made to the prospects of Armenian-Syrian relations, particularly, the importance of inter-parliamentary cooperation was emphasized.

As “Armenpress” was informed from the Department of Press, Information and Public Relations of MFA Armenia, the Speaker of the Syrian parliament highlighted his official visit to Yerevan in April, 2015 within the framework of state organized events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, emphasizing the major importance of those events in international recognition and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide.

At the end of the meeting Speaker of thePeople's Assembly of Syria Mohammad Jihad al-Laham once again expressed solidarity with friendly Armenian people.