xxxxxArmenian parliamentarians convey President Serzh Sargsyan’s message to Bashar al-Assad

An Armenian parliamentary delegation met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, Syria's state-run SANA news agency said.

The delegation, headed by MP Samvel Farmanyan, conveyed to President al-Assad a message from President Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia in which the latter expressed on his and his people's behalf condemnation of terrorist groups attacks backed by Turkey against Kessab city in Latakia countryside.

The Armenian President expressed in his message thanks to Syria for the efforts it is exerting to protect all its citizens.

President al-Assad voiced during the meeting his appreciation of the objective position of President Sargsyan that is supportive of Syria’s stability, highlighting the role parliamentarians could play in revealing threats of terrorism and extremism at international forums and unifying efforts to face these threats.

For their part, the Armenian parliamentarians affirmed their full support for what the Syria is doing to restore security and stability to the country and its efforts to secure the return of people who have been displaced from Kessab and other areas to their houses and home villages.

They also voiced confidence that Syria will remain as always a model of co-existence and national unity.