BEIRUT: President Michel Aoun called for the completion of agreements that have been prepared but not signed yet between Lebanon and Armenia, stressing their importance during his meeting Saturday with Armenia's acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
Pashinyan and his accompanying delegation met with Aoun at the presidential palace, a statement from Aoun's media office said, hours after the Armenia delegation landed in Beirut for a two-day visit.
The acting Armenian premier expressed his country's support for Aoun's initiative to make Lebanon a permanent center for dialogue among all cultures and civilizations, a point which Aoun raised during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September. Pashinyan said this will "allow for more dialogue between civilizations, religions and cultures."
He added that Armenia will continue supporting UNIFIL to maintain stability and security in southern Lebanon, a promise that Aoun said he appreciated, according to the statement.